sojourn
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so·journ
(sō′jûrn′, sō-jûrn′)intr.v. so·journed, so·journ·ing, so·journs
To reside temporarily: "His family had sojourned in New Jersey for one year only, and had then gone back to Michigan" (Jane Smiley).
n.
A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.
[Middle English sojournen, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diurnum, day (from Latin, daily ration, from neuter of diurnus, daily, from diēs, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).]
so′journ′er n.
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sojourn
(ˈsɒdʒɜːn; ˈsʌdʒ-)n
a temporary stay
vb
(intr) to stay or reside temporarily
[C13: from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day]
ˈsojourner n
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(n. ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn; v. also soʊˈdʒɜrn)n.
1. a temporary stay: a week's sojourn in Paris.
v.i. 2. to stay temporarily: We sojourned at the beach for a month.
[1200–50; < Old French sojorner to rest, stay < Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre= Latin sub- sub- + -diurnāre, v. derivative of diurnus of a day; compare journey]
so′journ•er, n.
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sojourn
Past participle: sojourned
Gerund: sojourning
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| Noun | 1. |  sojourn - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
| Verb | 1. | sojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily |
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sojourn
[ˈsɒdʒɜːn]A. N → permanencia f, estancia f
B. VI → permanecer, residir, morar; (for short time) → pasar una temporada
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vi → (ver)weilen (liter) (→ in in +dat)
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