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1 abstain
abstain v Abstand nehmen, entsagen -
2 abstain
abstain v 1. GEN sich enthalten; 2. POL sich der Stimme enthalten, seine Stimme nicht abgeben (from voting) -
3 abstain
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4 abstain
intransitive verb2)abstain [from voting] — sich der Stimme enthalten
* * *[əb'stein]((often with from) not to do, take etc: He abstained (from voting in the election); He abstained from alcohol.) sich enthalten- academic.ru/227/abstention">abstention* * *ab·stain[əbˈsteɪn]vi1. (eschew)to \abstain from alcohol keinen Alkohol trinken, ÖSTERR a. abstinent leben* * *[əb'steɪn]vifrom +gen)to abstain from alcohol/drinking — sich des Alkohols/Trinkens enthalten (geh)
2) (in voting) sich der Stimme enthalten* * *abstain from comment sich eines oder jeglichen Kommentars enthalten;abstain (from voting) sich der Stimme enthalten* * *intransitive verbabstain from something — sich einer Sache (Gen.) enthalten
2)abstain [from voting] — sich der Stimme enthalten
* * *(from) v.sich enthalten (von) v. -
5 abstain
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6 abstain
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7 abstain
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8 abstain from voting
expr.einer Abstimmung fernbleiben ausdr.sich der Stimme enthalten ausdr. -
9 abstain from
См. также в других словарях:
abstain — ab·stain /əb stān, ab / vi: to refrain from exercising federal jurisdiction over a case: cause an abstention Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. abstain … Law dictionary
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