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refrain

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈfreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈfreɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri frān′)

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refrain⇒ vi	(choose not to)	abstenerse⇒ v prnl
contenerse⇒ v prnl
Tom could hardly resist the urge to reach out and take one of the plump, shiny apples, but in the end, he refrained.
Tom apenas podía resistir las ganas de tomar una de esas gordas y brillantes manzanas, pero al final se abstuvo.
refrain from [sth] vi + prep	(avoid, abstain from)	abstenerse de v prnl + prep
Kindly refrain from such behaviour in the future.
Gentilmente abstenete de ese comportamiento en el futuro.
refrain from doing [sth] v expr	(avoid doing)	abstenerse de v prnl + prep
Please refrain from talking in the library.
Por favor absténganse de hablar en la biblioteca.
refrain n	(chorus of song)	estribillo nm
coro nm
Judith was humming a familiar sounding refrain.
Judith estaba murmurando un estribillo que sonaba muy familiar.
refrain n	figurative (phrase used repeatedly)	refrán nm
dicho nm
Then Patrick's father struck up the old familiar refrain: "Why don't you get a job? When I was your age, I was putting in a twelve-hour day in the factory."
Luego el padre de Patricio salió con el viejo refrán: "¿Por qué no te consigues un trabajo? Yo a tu edad hacía 12 horas diarias en la fábrica."

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In the English description:

abstain - bite your tongue - catchword - chorus - deny yourself - hold your tongue - keep awake - keep from - stay hand

Spanish:

estribillo - tornada - comprimir - refrenar - letanía - inhibir - cantinela - abstener

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Synonyms: abstain, cease, avoid, stop, desist, more...

Collocations: a [song, poem] refrain, the refrain of the [song], a [haunting, sad, common, lively] refrain, more...

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