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1 refrain
[rɪ'freɪn] 1. vi2. nto refrain from doing sth — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) od (z)robienia czegoś
refren m* * *I [rə'frein] noun(a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.) refrenII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) powstrzymać się -
2 spare
[spɛə(r)] 1. adj 2. n, see spare part 3. vt( save) trouble etc oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) +gen; ( make available) przeznaczać (przeznaczyć perf); ( afford to give) użyczać (użyczyć perf) +gen; ( refrain from hurting) oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf)* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obywać się bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) poświęcać3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) oszczędzać4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) oszczędzać5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) oszczędzać6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) oszczędzać2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) zapasowy2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) wolny3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) część zapasowa2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) część zapasowa•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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refrain — [ r(ə)frɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1260; altér. de refrait, de refraindre (lat. pop. ° refrangere) « briser », et par ext. « réprimer, contenir; moduler la voix » 1 ♦ Suite de mots ou de phrases qui revient à la fin de chaque couplet d une chanson, d un poème… … Encyclopédie Universelle
refrain — REFRAIN. s. m. Un ou plusieurs vers, ou quelques mots seulement qui se repetent à chaque couplet d une chanson, d une balade, d un chant Royal, &c. Le refrain de cette chanson est fort agreable. le refrain de la balade. On appelle aussi fig.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Refrain» Canción de Lys Assia Álbum Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1956 Publicación 1956 … Wikipedia Español
Refrain — Re*frain , n. [F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr. refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See {Refract},{Refrain}, v.] The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refrain — ‘chorus of a song’ [14] and refrain ‘desist’ [14] are different words. The former comes via Old French refrain from Provençal refranh. This was a derivative of the verb refranhar, which went back via Vulgar Latin *refrangere to Latin refringere… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Refrain — Sm Kehrreim erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. refrain, eigentlich Rückprall der Wogen von den Klippen , einer Ableitung von afrz. refraindre brechen , aus l. refringere (refrāctum) aufbrechen, zerbrechen , zu l. frangere brechen … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
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
refrain — ‘chorus of a song’ [14] and refrain ‘desist’ [14] are different words. The former comes via Old French refrain from Provençal refranh. This was a derivative of the verb refranhar, which went back via Vulgar Latin *refrangere to Latin refringere… … Word origins
Refrain — Re*frain (r[ e]*fr[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refrained} ( fr[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refraining}.] [OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr[ e]ner, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Refrain — Re*frain , v. i. To keep one s self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. [1913 Webster] Refrain from these men, and let them alone. Acts v. 38. [1913 Webster] They refrained therefrom [eating flesh] some time after … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English