stare a

stay in

→ stare
phrase Very common #1,636
stay in Before a place, means to stay in or at that place. Before an infinitive, it can mean to keep doing something or bother to do it.
IT: Vorrei stare a Roma per una settimana.
EN: I’d like to stay in Rome for a week.

Voglio stare a Boston fino a lunedì.

I want to stay in Boston until Monday.

Non stare a preoccuparti troppo.

Don't worry too much.

— Il filo del ricatto - Dead Man's Wire (2026)

Sembra che Tom si diverta davvero a stare a Boston.

It seems like Tom is really enjoying his time in Boston.

Non stare a pensarci.

Don't think about it.

— Titanic (1997)

Io ho intenzione di stare a Boston per tre giorni.

I plan to stay in Boston for three days.

Tom e Mary non vogliono stare a Boston.

Tom and Mary don't want to stay in Boston.

Ho intenzione di stare a Boston per tre giorni.

I plan to stay in Boston for three days.