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1 Refrain
v. trans.When you have learnt from me give advice. Till then refrain: V. ὅταν μάθῃς μου νουθέτει, τανῦν δʼ ἔα (Soph., O.C. 593).I refrained from killing: V. ἔσχον μὴ κτανεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Refrain
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2 refrain
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3 Keep
v. trans.Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.Keep out: see keep off.Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.Keep under: see keep down.Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).——————subs.Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keep
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4 Forbear
v. intrans.Refrain from bad words: P. and V. εὐφήμει, pl. εὐφημεῖτε.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forbear
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5 Spare
v. trans.P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).Be sparing of: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).Not to grudge: P. and V. οὐ φθονεῖν (gen. of thing, dat. of person).——————adj.Lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.Wasted: P. and V. ξηρός.Surplus: P. and V. περισσός.Seamanship is a branch of art and does not admit of being studied as a mere pastime in spare moments: P. τὸ ναυτικὸν τέχνης ἐστι... καὶ οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ὅταν τύχῃ ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι (Thuc. 1, 142).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Spare
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6 Restrain
v. trans.Check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐξερύκειν, ἐρύκειν, ἐρητύειν, σχάζειν, καταστέλλειν.Stop: P. and V. παύειν.Control: P. and V. κρατεῖν (gen.).Restrain oneself, be calm: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν.Restrain oneself from: see refrain from.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Restrain
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7 Abstain
v. intrans.Abstain from: use verbs given with the gen.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abstain
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8 Off
prep.Out of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.).Off Laconia: P. κατὰ τὴν Λακωνικήν (Thuc. 4, 2; cf., Thuc. 8, 86).——————adv.A long way off: P. διὰ πολλοῦ.Be off, be distant, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, P. διέχειν.Off, gone: Ar. and V. φροῦδος (also Antipho. but rare P.).Be off, be gone, v.: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀπαλλαγῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. ἀπαλλάσσειν), ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἔρρειν (also Plat. But rare P.).Be badly off: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.How are you off for friends: V. πῶς δʼ εὐμενείας (gen. sing.)... ἔχεις; (Eur., Hel. 313).Cut off: lit., P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτέμνειν, V. θερίζειν, ἀπαμᾶν; see under Cut.Intercept: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν, διαλαμβάνειν.Get off: see Escape.Keep off, ward off: P. and V. ἀμύνειν; see ward off.Refrain: P. and V. ἀπέχειν.Lie off, of a ship: P. ἐφορμεῖν (dat.); of an island: P. ἐπικεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.).Make off, run away: Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν.Take off from oneself: use mid. of verbs given.Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Off
См. также в других словарях:
refrain from — index avoid (evade), forgo, forswear, waive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from action — index forbear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from noticing — index ignore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from punishing — index condone Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from using — index conserve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from working — index strike (refuse to work) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from — stop oneself from doing something. → refrain … English new terms dictionary
judicial order to refrain from an act — index injunction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from doing — not do … English contemporary dictionary
refrain — refrain, abstain, forbear are comparable when they mean to keep or withhold oneself voluntarily from something to which one is moved by desire or impulse. Refrain is especially suitable when the checking of a momentary inclination is implied… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refrain — Ⅰ. refrain [1] ► VERB (refrain from) ▪ stop oneself from (doing something). ORIGIN Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle . Ⅱ. refrain [2] ► NOUN ▪ a repeated line or section … English terms dictionary