to stay, to remain
Planea quedarse en el hotel Oriental.
He plans to stay at the Oriental Hotel.
Ella no podía quedarse dormida porque estaba pensando en él.
She couldn't fall asleep because she was thinking about him.
Quedarse del otro lado de la cinta.
Stay on the other side of the tape.
Y, obviamente, si tienen trabajo que hacer, deben quedarse y terminar.
And, obviously, if they have work to do, they should stay and finish it.
— Bugonia (2025)
No es bueno quedarse en un lugar tanto tiempo.
It is not good to stay in one place for so long.
— RRR (2022)
Damiano convenció a Rima para quedarse ahí.
Damiano convinced Rima to stay there.
Tal vez ella quiera quedarse para la cena.
Maybe she wants to stay for dinner.
Le dije que tenía que quedarse en cama.
I told him he had to stay in bed.