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21 dicho1
1 = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.Ex. But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex. One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex. And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.----* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* dicho familiar = familiar saying.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.* dicho preferido = catchphrase.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip. -
22 guardarse
VPR1) (=meter)2) (=conservar) to keepse guardó el dinero del grupo — he kept the group's money for himself, he kept the money that belonged to the group
¡puedes guardarte tus consejos! — you can keep your advice to yourself!
3)• guardarse de algo — to guard against sth
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guardarse de hacer algo — to be careful not to do sthse guardó mucho de reconocer su participación en el asunto — he was careful not to admit his involvement in the affair
¡guárdate mucho de hacerlo! — don't you dare!, you'd better not do that!
4) (=recelar) to be on one's guard5) (=precaverse) to take care, look out for o.s. *6)¡esta te la guardo! — I won't forget this!, you haven't heard the end o last of this!
* * *(v.) = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against)Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex. Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy.* * *(v.) = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against)Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
Ex: Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy.* * *
■guardarse verbo reflexivo
1 (cuidarse, abstenerse) guárdate de decírselo, be careful not to tell him
2 (en el bolsillo, en el traje) se guardó la cartera en el bolsillo, he put his wallet in his pocket
' guardarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- guardar
English:
guard against
- pocket
- keep
- save
* * *vpr3.[abstenerse de] to be careful not to do sth;guardarse de hacer algo [evitar] to avoid doing sth;me guardaré de criticarle I'll be careful not to criticize him;guárdate de gente como él be on your guard against o be careful of people like him* * *v/r1 keep2:guardarse de refrain from;me guardaré muy mucho I’ll be very careful* * *vr1)guardarse de : to refrain from2)guardarse de : to guard against, to be careful not to -
23 heroico
adj.heroic, heroical, brave.* * *► adjetivo1 heroic* * *(f. - heroica)adj.* * *ADJ heroic* * *- ca adjetivo heroic* * *= heroic.Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.----* actos heróicos = heroics.* historia heróica = heroic story.* * *- ca adjetivo heroic* * *= heroic.Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
* actos heróicos = heroics.* historia heróica = heroic story.* * *heroico -ca1 ‹acto/hazaña› heroic, valiant2 (drástico) drastic, radical* * *
heroico◊ -ca adjetivo
heroic
heroico,-a adjetivo heroic
' heroico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
heroica
English:
deed
- heroic
* * *heroico, -a adjheroic* * *adj heroic* * *heroico, -ca adj: heroic♦ heroicamente adv* * *heroico adj heroic -
24 leve
adj.1 light (suave, sutil).2 minor (pecado, falta, herida).3 benignant, mild.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levar.* * *► adjetivo1 (ligero, suave) slight; (de poco peso) light2 (poco importante) slight, trifling; (poco grave) minor* * *adj.light, mild* * *ADJ1) (=sin importancia) minor2) (=suave) [brisa] light; [sonrisa] slight3) (=ligero) [carga, peso] light4) frm (=muy fino) light, fine* * *1)a) <perfume/gasa> delicateb) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor* * *= mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* falta leve = lesser sin.* * *1)a) <perfume/gasa> delicateb) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor* * *= mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* falta leve = lesser sin.* * *A1 (delicado, tenue) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate2(ligero): tenía una leve sospecha/duda she had a slight o faint suspicion/a slight doubtinsinuó una leve sonrisa she gave a slight smilesoplaba una leve brisa there was a gentle o slight breeze blowingsintió unos leves golpes en la puerta he heard a gentle o light knocking at the doorhay un leve parecido entre ellos there's a faint o slight resemblance between themtuvo la varicela pero muy leve she had chickenpox but only very mildlyB (de poca importancia) ‹pecado› venial; ‹castigo/sanción› light; ‹herida/lesión› slightcometió una infracción leve he committed a minor offensesus heridas son de carácter leve he has only slight o minor injuries* * *
Del verbo levar: ( conjugate levar)
levé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
leve es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
levar
leve
levar ( conjugate levar) verbo transitivo:
leve adjetivo
‹ sonrisa› slight;
‹ brisa› gentle, slight;
‹ golpe› gentle, light;
‹ enfermedad› mild;
‹herida/lesión› slight;
‹ pecado› venial;
‹castigo/sanción› light;
‹ infracción› minor
levar verbo transitivo levar anclas, to weigh anchor
leve adjetivo
1 (poco pesado) light
2 (suave, poco intenso) una leve brisa, a gentle breeze
una leve idea, a slight idea
3 fig (de poca gravedad) slight
herida leve, slight injury
' leve' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeceo
- cojera
- contoneo
- desperfecto
- murmullo
- carácter
- codazo
- experimentar
- ligero
English:
ailment
- mild
- minor
- radiation
- slight
* * *leve adj1. [de poco peso] light2. [poco importante] [pecado, falta, herida] minor;[enfermedad] mild, slight;resultó herido de carácter leve he suffered minor injuries;la inflación experimentó una leve subida inflation rose slightly;no tengo la más leve sospecha de que sea él I don't suspect him in the slightest;el paciente experimentó una leve mejoría there was a slight improvement in the patient's condition3. [poco intenso] [dolor] slight;[olor, sabor] slight, faint; [castigo] mild;soplaba una leve brisa a gentle breeze was blowing;se produjo un leve temblor de tierra there was a minor earth tremor;se detectaba un leve temblor en su voz a faint tremor was noticeable in her voice;nos ofreció una leve sonrisa she gave us a faint smile* * *adj slight; sonrisa faint* * *leve adj1) : light, slight2) : trivial, unimportant♦ levemente adv* * *leve adj slight -
25 pecado
m.1 sin.pecado mortal mortal sinpecado original original sinpecados capitales deadly sinsser un pecado (también figurative) to be a sin o crime2 sinning.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pecar.* * *1 sin\cometer/hacer un pecado to commit a sinestar en pecado to have committed a sinpecado capital deadly sinpecado mortal mortal sinpecado original original sinpecado venial venial sin* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Rel) sinun pecado de juventud — a youthful indiscretion, a sin of youth
2) (=cosa lamentable) crime, sinsería un pecado no aprovecharlo — it would be a crime o sin not to make use of it
¡es un pecado darle el filete al gato! — it's a crime to give steak to the cat!
* * *a) (Relig) sin¿y quién te contó eso? - se dice el pecado, pero no el pecador — (fr hecha) and who told you that? - I'm not naming names
b) ( lástima) crime, sin* * *= sin, wrongdoing.Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.* cometer un pecado = commit + sin, sin.* pecado mortal = deadly sin, mortal sin.* pecado original, el = original sin, the.* pecado venial = venial sin.* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.* * *a) (Relig) sin¿y quién te contó eso? - se dice el pecado, pero no el pecador — (fr hecha) and who told you that? - I'm not naming names
b) ( lástima) crime, sin* * *= sin, wrongdoing.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.* cometer un pecado = commit + sin, sin.* pecado mortal = deadly sin, mortal sin.* pecado original, el = original sin, the.* pecado venial = venial sin.* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.* * *1 ( Relig) sinarrepentirse/confesarse de los pecados to repent (of)/confess one's sinsestá en pecado he is in a state of sin¿y quién te contó eso? — se dice el pecado, pero no el pecador ( fr hecha); and who told you that? — I'm not naming nameseste coche de mis pecados this wretched o damned car of mine ( colloq)Inés de mis pecados, a ver si no preguntas tanto for goodness' sake Inés, don't ask so many questions2 (lástima) crime, sines un pecado tirar toda esta comida it's a crime o sin to throw away all this foodCompuestos:deadly sinlos siete pecados capitales the seven deadly sinssin of omissionmortal sinestá en pecado mortal he has committed a mortal sinsodomyoriginal sinvenial sin* * *
Del verbo pecar: ( conjugate pecar)
pecado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pecado
pecar
pecado sustantivo masculinoa) (Relig) sin;
pecado mortal mortal sin
pecar ( conjugate pecar) verbo intransitivo (Relig) to sin
pecado sustantivo masculino
1 Rel sin
el pecado original, the original sin
2 (falta) crime, sin: es un pecado dar esa carne al perro, it's a crime to give that meat to the dog
pecar verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to sin
2 (excederse en una cualidad) mi hermana peca de ingenua, my sister is too naive
' pecado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
yerro
- cometer
- confesar
- culpa
- leve
- perdonar
English:
admission
- admit
- sin
- transgression
* * *pecado nm1. [en religión] sin;estar en pecado to be in sin;morir en pecado to die unrepentant;ser pecado to be a sin;se dice el pecado pero no el pecador no names, no packdrill, I'm naming no names;Famde mis pecados: pero niña de mis pecados ¿cuántas veces tengo que decirte que te des prisa? for goodness' sake, girl, how many times do I have to tell you to hurry up?pecados capitales deadly sins;pecado mortal mortal sin;pecado original original sin2. [pena, lástima] sin;sería un pecado no aprovechar este día de primavera it would be a sin not to make the most of this spring day;es un pecado que no le guste la paella it's such a pity she doesn't like paella* * *m sin* * *pecado nm: sin* * *pecado n sin -
26 responder a una invitación
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27 transgresión
f.transgression, trespass.* * *1 transgression* * ** * *femenino (frml) transgression (frml)* * *= transgression, trespass, wrongdoing, contravention, trespassing, violation.Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.Ex. The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.Ex. The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.Ex. Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.* * *femenino (frml) transgression (frml)* * *= transgression, trespass, wrongdoing, contravention, trespassing, violation.Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
Ex: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.* * *( frml)transgression ( frml), infringement* * *
transgresión sustantivo femenino (frml) transgression (frml)
transgresión sustantivo femenino breaking
' transgresión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quebrantamiento
- trasgresión
English:
transgression
* * *transgresión, trasgresión nftransgression* * *f infringement, transgression -
28 venial
adj.petty, venial.* * *► adjetivo1 venial* * *ADJ venial* * *adjetivo venial* * *= venial.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* * *adjetivo venial* * *= venial.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
* * *venial* * *
venial adjetivo
venial
venial adjetivo venial
' venial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
leve
* * *venial adjvenial* * *adj venial* * *venial adj: venial -
29 dicho
adj.the aforementioned, aforementioned, this, aforesaid.intj.I meant what I said.m.saying, adage, aphorism, byword.past part.past participle of spanish verb: decir.* * *1 saying, proverb————————1→ link=decir decir► adjetivo1 said, mentioned■ dicha casa... the said house...1 saying, proverb1 betrothal sing\del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, it's easier said than donedicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso let it be said in passingdicho y hecho no sooner said than donelo dicho what we (I, you, etc) saidpropiamente dicho,-a strictly speaking* * *noun m.* * *1.o dicho de otro modo... — or, putting it another way,..., or, in other words...
bueno, lo dicho — OK, then
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dejar algo dicho, le dejó dicho lo que tenía que hacer antes de irse — she gave him instructions as to what he should do before leavingantes de morir dejó dicho que la casa era para su hijo — before dying he gave instructions for the house to go to his son
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o mejor dicho — or ratherpropiamente 1)•
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way2.ADJ (=este) thisquieren reformar la ley y para dicho propósito... — they wish to reform the law and to this end...
y en la cuarta de dichas cartas... — and in the fourth of these letters...
vamos a hablar de Cáceres: dicha ciudad fue construida en... — and now we come to Caceres: the city was built in...
dicha compañía fue disuelta en 1994 — this o the said company was dissolved in 1994
3. SM1) (=máxima popular) saying2) (=comentario) remark3) pl dichos (Rel) betrothal pledge* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *dicho11 = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* dicho familiar = familiar saying.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.* dicho preferido = catchphrase.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.dicho22 = stated.Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
* bien dicho = amen to that!.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = actions speak louder than words, many a slip between the cup and the lip.* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.* dicho esto = that said.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).* dicho sucintamente = economically told.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* propiamente dicho = proper, properly.* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.* título propiamente dicho = title proper.* verdaderamente dicho = in disguise.dicho3= such.Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
* * *pp[ ver tb decir2 (↑ decir (2)) ] dicho esto, recogió sus cosas y abandonó la sala having said this o ( frml) so saying, he picked up his things and left the roomcon eso queda todo dicho that says it allme remito a lo dicho en la última reunión I refer to what was said at the last meetingbueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo right, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sundayeso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho how often do I have to tell you not to do that?, I've told you before, you mustn't do that¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? (CS); do you want to leave a message for her?dicho así parece fácil if you put it like that it sounds easydicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso incidentally, by the wayy, dicho sea de paso, se portó muy bien con él and, I have to say o it has to be said, she was very good to himy ella, que dicho sea de paso todavía me debe los 500 pesos, … and she, who incidentally still owes me the 500 pesos, …dijo que ella lo prepararía y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo she said she would get it ready and, what do you know? o ( BrE) hey presto, ten minutes later there it wasyo dije que se iba a caer y ¡dicho y hecho! se hizo añicos I said it was going to fall and, the next minute, it smashed o and, no sooner had I said it than it smashedme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio I have three, or rather, two and a half days leftpropiamente dicho strictly speakingno es un cereal propiamente dicho it is not, strictly speaking, a cerealla pintura cubista propiamente dicha Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term( frml):excepto en Guayaquil y Quito: en dichas ciudades … except in Guayaquil and Quito: in these cities …dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente the above documents must be submitted immediately, said documents must be submitted immediately ( frml)no existía dicha dirección there was no such addresssayingcomo dice el dicho as the saying goesdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
dicho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
decir
dicho
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un dicho hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 dichole algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a dichole a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres dicho con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
dicho 1
con eso queda todo dicho that says it all;
dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words;
dicho sea de paso incidentally, by the way;
y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
■ adj dem (frml): en dichas ciudades … in these cities …;
dicha información that information;
dichos documentos (en escrito, documento) the above o (frml) said documents
dicho 2 sustantivo masculino
saying
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
dicho,-a
I adjetivo
1 said, mentioned: ya os lo tengo dicho, I've told you before
dicho de otro modo, in other words
2 (mencionado con anterioridad) dicha publicación, the above-mentioned publication
II m (refrán, sentencia) saying
♦ Locuciones: dicho y hecho, no sooner said than done
mejor dicho, or rather
' dicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- bastar
- ciudad
- coña
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- decir
- dejar
- desvarío
- dicha
- diversa
- diverso
- frase
- maldad
- mamarrachada
- molesta
- molesto
- mu
- necedad
- picardía
- propiamente
- reafirmarse
- sentencia
- tal
- tata
- tener
- vez
- arrepentido
- bien
- cómo
- deber
- estupidez
- haber
- impertinencia
- indiscreción
- ingenioso
- injusticia
- insensatez
- insolencia
- lengua
- ligereza
- limitar
- majadería
- mejor
- mentiroso
- mirar
- mucho
- negar
- paso
- pavada
English:
actual
- bird
- but
- do
- proper
- rather
- recollect
- said
- say
- saying
- should
- soon
- take back
- what
- witticism
- word
- go
- hear
- message
- ought
- point
- something
- well
- wish
* * *dicho, -a♦ participiover decir♦ adjsaid, aforementioned;dichos individuos… the said o aforesaid individuals…;recibió un paquete, dicho paquete contenía… she received a parcel, and this parcel contained…;lo dicho no significa que… having said this, it does not mean (that)…;de lo dicho se desprende que… from what has been said one gathers that…;o mejor dicho or rather;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;dejar dicho to leave word;dejé dicho que no me molestaran I left word that I was not to be disturbed;RP¿quiere dejarle algo dicho? [al teléfono] can I take a message?;lo dicho: lo dicho, no voy a ir like I said, I'm not going to go;lo dicho, os veré en el cine ok then, I'll see you at the cinema♦ nmsaying;* * *I part → decirII adj saidIII m saying;del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho easier said than done* * *: said, aforementioneddicho nmdecir: saying, proverb* * *dicho n saying -
30 tener piedad de
• have many years of• have met• have permission• have pity on• refrain from doing harm to• refrain from harming• treat like a slave• treat on a familiar basis -
31 cantaleta
kanta'letaf( repetición molesta) (LA) Frotzelei f¿Vas a empezar de nuevo con esa cantaleta? — Fängst du schon wieder mit dieser Frotzelei an?
sustantivo femenino -
32 carácter1
1 = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.Ex. AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* buen carácter = good humour.* carácter aleatorio = randomness.* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter consultivo = consultative status.* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.* carácter irlandés = Irishness.* carácter judío = Jewishness.* carácter moral = moral character.* carácter reciente = recentness.* carácter sagrado = sacredness.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character. -
33 inhibir
v.to inhibit.María inhibió su ira Mary inhibited her anger.El aplauso inhibió a Ricardo The applause inhibited Richard.* * *1 (reprimir) to inhibit2 MEDICINA to inhibit1 (reprimirse) to be inhibited2 (abstenerse) to refrain (de, from); (negarse) to refuse (de, to)3 DERECHO to disqualify oneself\inhibirse de una decisión to avoid making a decisioninhibirse de un problema to refuse to acknowledge a problem* * *1. VT1) (=reprimir) to inhibit2) (Jur) to restrain, stay2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to inhibit2.inhibirse v pron to become inhibited* * *= inhibit, dope, hamstring.Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Ex. A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.----* inhibirse = inhibit.* * *1.verbo transitivo to inhibit2.inhibirse v pron to become inhibited* * *= inhibit, dope, hamstring.Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.* inhibirse = inhibit.* * *inhibir [I1 ]vt1 (cohibir) to inhibitsu actitud dictatorial me inhibía I was inhibited by her dictatorial attitude, her dictatorial attitude inhibited me o made me feel inhibited3 ( Der) to disqualify1 (cohibirse) to become inhibitedse inhibe ante los mayores he becomes very withdrawn o inhibited in front of adultsvamos, no te inhibas y sal a bailar come on, don't be shy, get up and dance!2 ( refl) «juez» to disqualify oneselfse inhibió de conocer el asunto he disqualified himself from the case, he said he could not try the casese inhibieron de firmar la protesta they did not sign o they said they could not sign the letter of protest* * *
inhibir ( conjugate inhibir) verbo transitivo
to inhibit
inhibirse verbo pronominal
to become inhibited
inhibir verbo transitivo to inhibit: le inhibes con tu severidad, your being so strict is inhibiting her
' inhibir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cohibir
English:
inhibit
* * *♦ vt1. [cohibir] to inhibit;su agresividad me inhibe I feel inhibited by his aggressiveness2. Psi to inhibit3. Fisiol to inhibit* * *v/t inhibit* * *inhibir vt: to inhibit -
34 náufragos, los
(n.) = shipwrecked, theEx. These treaties specify that the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked must be protected and respected as long as they refrain from fighting. -
35 cantaleta
f.bothersome and repetitive petition.* * *1→ link=cantilena cantilena* * ** * ** * ** * *la misma cantaleta the same old story ( o thing etc)* * *cantaleta nfAmla misma cantaleta the same old story* * *la misma cantaleta: the same old story -
36 cantilena
f.repetitive chant, cantilena.* * *1 (canción) song, ballad2 familiar (repetición) refrain, story* * *SF1) (=canción) ballad, song2) = cantinela* * ** * ** * ** * *cantilena nfla misma cantilena the same old story* * *f → cantinela -
37 carácter
m.1 character, temperament, personality, temper.2 trait, strain.3 symbol, character, typeface.4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.5 aspect, character, guise, type.6 character, persona, fiction character.* * *► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)1 (personalidad) character2 (condición) nature, kind3 (imprenta) letter\tener buen carácter to be good-naturedtener mal carácter to be bad-temperedcaracteres góticos Gothic type sing* * *noun m.1) character2) nature* * *SM(pl caracteres)1) [de persona] characterno tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character
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tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature•
tener buen carácter — to be good-natured•
persona de carácter — person of o with characteruna persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality
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imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up characterpasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character
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tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered2) [de edificio, estilo] character3) (=índole) natureuna visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit
la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively
la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city
4) (Bio) trait, characteristiccarácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic
5) (Tip) character6) (Inform) character7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *carácter11 = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* buen carácter = good humour.* carácter aleatorio = randomness.* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter consultivo = consultative status.* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.* carácter irlandés = Irishness.* carácter judío = Jewishness.* carácter moral = moral character.* carácter reciente = recentness.* carácter sagrado = sacredness.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.carácter22 = character, script, sorts, sort.Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* carácter de control = control character.* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.* caracteres modernos = modern face.* carácter tipográfico = type.* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* juego de caracteres = character set.* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.* secuencia de caracteres = text string.* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.* * *(pl - racteres)A1 (modo de ser) characterel carácter latino the Latin character o temperamentuna persona de buen carácter a good-natured persontiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open naturees muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character2 (firmeza, genio) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality3 (originalidad, estilo) characteruna casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of characterB1 (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visitel carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the surveycon carácter gratuito free of chargecon carácter retroactivo retroactivelyheridas de carácter leve ( period); minor woundsle daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special qualitycon carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan2 ( Biol) characteristicCompuestos:acquired characteristicdominant characteristicinherited characeristic o featurerecessive characteristicC (Col, Méx) (personaje) characterescríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print itescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic scriptCompuestos:alphanumeric characterwildcard characterprompt* * *
carácter sustantivo masculino (pl◊ - racteres)
el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
heridas de carácter leve (period) minor woundsc) (Biol) characteristic
carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow
* * *carácter (pl caracteres) nm1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;tener buen carácter to be good-natured;tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered2. [genio] character, personality;una mujer de carácter a woman of character;tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;tener poco carácter not to have much personality3. [índole, naturaleza] character;una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance4. [de imprenta] character;escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please printcaracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characterscarácter dominante dominant character;carácter heredado inherited characteristic;carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;carácter recesivo recessive characteristic* * *m1 character2 INFOR,TIP character;caracteres de imprenta block letters3 ( naturaleza) nature* * *carácter nm, pl caracteres1) índole: character, kind, nature2) temperamento: disposition, temperament3) : letter, symbolcaracteres chinos: Chinese characters* * *carácter n1. (en general) character2. (índole) nature -
38 zéjel
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39 náufragos
los náufragos(n.) = shipwrecked, theEx: These treaties specify that the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked must be protected and respected as long as they refrain from fighting.
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40 abstenerse de
• abnegate• abstain from• decline to• draw back from• eschew• forbear• refrain from• relinquish• shrink back from• stay away from• withhold from
См. также в других словарях:
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