Vi fant 6 definisjoner av refrain på engelsk.
Noun |
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| refrain - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers | ||
| chorus | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| vocal, song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" | ||
Verb |
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| refrain - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" | ||
| forbear | ||
| act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| leave alone, leave behind, leave depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe" | ||
| let it go not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go" | ||
| abstain choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" | ||
| spare, save use frugally or carefully | ||
| forbear, hold back refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" | ||
| help oneself, help abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" | ||
| stand by be available or ready for a certain function or service | ||
| sit out endure to the end | ||
| refrain - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" | ||
| abstain, desist | ||
| ingest, consume, take in, have, take engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" | ||
| fast abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" | ||
| fast abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" | ||
| keep off, avoid refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises" | ||
| teetotal practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages | ||
