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I nounRefrain, derII intransitive verb‘please refrain from smoking’ — "bitte nicht rauchen"
he refrained from comment — er enthielt sich jeden Kommentars (geh.)
* * *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.) der RefrainII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) unterlassen* * *re·frain1[rɪˈfreɪn]constant \refrain ständiger Spruch, ewige Leier pej famre·frain2[rɪˈfreɪn]please \refrain from smoking (on a sign) „Bitte nicht rauchen!“kindly \refrain from smoking/talking wir bitten, das Rauchen/Sprechen zu unterlassento \refrain from laughing sich dat das Lachen verkneifen* * *I [rI'freɪn]vihe refrained from comment —
IIkindly refrain from saying that in front of the children — würden Sie das bitte nicht vor den Kindern sagen
n (MUS, POET fig)Refrain m* * *refrain1 [rıˈfreın]refrain from doing sth etwas unterlassen; es unterlassen, etwas zu tun;refrain from smoking das Rauchen unterlassenB v/t obsa) Gefühle etc unterdrücken, zügelnb) refrain o.s. sich beherrschenrefrain2 [rıˈfreın] s1. Refrain m, Kehrreim m2. fig Litanei f umg* * *I nounRefrain, derII intransitive verbrefrain from doing something — es unterlassen, etwas zu tun
‘please refrain from smoking’ — "bitte nicht rauchen"
* * *n.Kehrreim -e m.Refrain -s m. v.zurückhalten v.
См. также в других словарях:
Refrained — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refrained — re·frain || rɪ freɪn n. verse or phrase that is repeated during a song or poem, chorus; music or melody that accompanies the chorus v. abstain, forebear, restrain oneself, desist … English contemporary dictionary
refrained — … Useful english dictionary
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re|frain´er — re|frain1 «rih FRAYN», intransitive verb. to hold oneself back, especially from satisfying a momentary impulse; abstain: »Refrain from wrongdoing. I ve hitherto refrained from appealing to you (George Bernard Shaw). –v.t. 1. Archaic. to hold… … Useful english dictionary
re|frain — re|frain1 «rih FRAYN», intransitive verb. to hold oneself back, especially from satisfying a momentary impulse; abstain: »Refrain from wrongdoing. I ve hitherto refrained from appealing to you (George Bernard Shaw). –v.t. 1. Archaic. to hold… … Useful english dictionary
