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1 abstain
[əb'stein]((often with from) not to do, take etc: He abstained (from voting in the election); He abstained from alcohol.) vzdržati se* * *[əbstéin]intransitive verb ( from česa) vzdržati se, brzdati se -
2 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) očitati2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) očitek- reproachfully* * *I [ripróuč]nounočitek, očitanje, graja, kritiziranje; graje vredna stvar; sramota, ponižanje (to za)reproaches plural ecclesiastic litanije na veliki petek (zlasti v rimskokatoliški Cerkvi)a term of reproach — zmerljivka, psovka, grda besedaI am free from reproach — sem brez graje; nimam si, nimajo mi kaj očitatihe is a reproach to... — on je sramota za...to bring reproach upon s.o. — delati sramoto komu, diskreditirati kogato heap reproaches on s.o. — obsuti koga z očitkiII [ripróuč]transitive verbgrajati, kritizirati; očitati (komu kaj); oštevati, (o)zmerjati, psovati koga ( for zaradi); ponižati, osramotiti, obrekovati, opravljati, diskreditiratito reproach s.o. with s.th. — očitati komu kaj, pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti, abtožiti koga česato reproach s.o. with duplicity — očitati komu njegovo lažnivost
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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
Abstain — Ab*stain , v. t. To hinder; to withhold. [1913 Webster] Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstain — (v.) late 14c., to withhold oneself, from O.Fr. abstenir (14c.), earlier astenir (13c.) hold (oneself) back, refrain, abstain (from), practice abstinence, from L. abstinere withhold, keep back, keep off, from ab(s) from, away from (see AB (Cf. ab … Etymology dictionary
abstain — [ab stān′, əbstān′] vi. [ME absteinen < OFr abstenir < L abstinere, to hold back < ab(s) , from + tenere, to hold: see TENANT] to hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from) [to abstain from smoking] SYN. REFRAIN1 abstainer … English World dictionary
Abstain — Ab*stain , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abstained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstaining}.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] To hold… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstain — *refrain, forbear Analogous words: *forgo, eschew, abnegate: *decline, refuse, spurn, reject: desist (see STOP) Antonyms: indulge Contrasted words: pamper (see INDULGE): *satiate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstain — [v] hold back from doing abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence sit*, forbear, forgo, give the go by*, give up, go on the wagon*, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain,… … New thesaurus
abstain — ► VERB 1) restrain oneself from doing or indulging in something. 2) formally choose not to vote. DERIVATIVES abstainer noun. ORIGIN Latin abstinere hold from … English terms dictionary
abstain — UK [əbˈsteɪn] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abstain : present tense I/you/we/they abstain he/she/it abstains present participle abstaining past tense abstained past participle abstained 1) a) to deliberately avoid doing something that is… … English dictionary
abstain — v. (D; intr.) to abstain from (to abstain from alcohol) * * * [əb steɪn] (D; intr.) to abstain from (to abstain from alcohol) … Combinatory dictionary
abstain — [[t]æbste͟ɪn[/t]] abstains, abstaining, abstained 1) VERB If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. [FORMAL] [V from n] Abstain from sex or use condoms... Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or… … English dictionary