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1 abstain from drinking
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2 abstain from alcohol
= abstain from drinking утримуватися від вживання спиртного, не пити спиртного -
3 abstain
(from smth.)- abstain from drinking
- abstain from all violence
- abstain from force
- abstain from ratifying
- abstain from voting -
4 abstain
vto abstain from drinking — не вживати (утримуватися від вживання) спиртних напоїв
* * *v1) утримуватися -
5 abstain
[əb'steɪn]vстри́муватися, утри́муватися ( від - from)to abstain from drinking — не вжива́ти спиртни́х напо́їв
to abstain from force — утри́муватися від застосува́ння си́ли
См. также в других словарях:
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