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Abstain

Translation of Abstain in Spanish :

abstain

abstenerse

VERB

Synonyms: refrain, restrain, forbear

... find which all of them owe if abstain, because. ... pienso que todos deben abstenerse, porque.
... has said that it plans to abstain. ... ha dicho que planea abstenerse.
... the blessed thing to do would be to abstain. ... la bendición debería ser abstenerse.
it had meant to abstain. su intención era abstenerse.
gave me to abstain from politics. me dio a abstenerse de la política.

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abstenernos

VERB

For these reasons, we have decided to abstain. Por estas razones, hemos decidido abstenernos.
We have decided to abstain in the final vote. Hemos decidido abstenernos en la votación final.
We have therefore decided to abstain. Por lo tanto, hemos decidido abstenernos.
... decision this year, but rather to abstain. ... decisión este año, sino más bien abstenernos.
... we have been obliged to abstain from voting on a ... ... nos hemos vistos obligados a abstenernos en la votación de una ...

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se abstienen

VERB

Synonyms: refrain

During this fast they abstain from the gratification of ... Durante este ayuno se abstienen de la satisfacción de ...

abstencion

NOUN

in English

1. Refrain

refrain

se abstengan

VERB

Synonyms: abstain

I have to ask you to refrain from using your imaginations ... Por eso querría pedirles que se abstengan de usar su imaginación ...
be wise in me to refrain from that. ser prudente en mí para que se abstengan de ello.
enough to refrain from unreasonable regrets at ... suficiente para que se abstengan de lamenta irracional en ...
I warn you to refrain from provoking me, ... Les advierto que se abstengan de provocar mí, ...
refrain from any activity which could hamper the ... se abstengan de cualquier actividad que pudiera impedir la ...

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II)

abstenerse

VERB

Synonyms: abstain, restrain, forbear

He must refrain from mounting his mistresses, too. Debe abstenerse de montar a sus amantes también.
He must refrain from mounting his mistresses, too. Por ahora debe abstenerse de montar a sus esposas también.
Refrain from abusing the electrical ... Abstenerse de abusar el uso de la electricidad ...
You must refrain from coughing and clearing ... La persona debe abstenerse de toser y de aclarar ...
A candidate can refrain from attending a seminar ... Un candidato puede abstenerse de asistir a un seminario ...

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III)

bordón

NOUN

Synonyms: bourdon, beading, bordon

IV)

estribillo

NOUN

Synonyms: chorus

And now the refrain. Y ahora con el estribillo.
The bitter refrain of my life, it seems. Parece ser el estribillo de mi vida.
To sing and dance once more to your dark refrain. Para cantar y bailar una vez más tu oscuro estribillo.
... in the air's a refrain. ... en el aire suena un estribillo.
... the notes, the whole refrain haunted her memory. ... las notas, el estribillo entero obsesionado su memoria.

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abstendrá

VERB

Synonyms: abstain

You will refrain from using them. Se abstendrá de utilizarlos.
The consultant shall refrain from any relationship which ... El consultor se abstendrá de cualquier relación que ...
The Community will refrain from using safeguard measures ... La Comunidad se abstendrá de recurrir a medidas de salvaguardia ...
The Commission will then refrain from its own initiatives ... La Comisión se abstendrá entonces de tomar sus propias iniciativas ...

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VI)

absténgase

NOUN

Synonyms: abstain

Refrain from answering or following any instructions stated on ... Absténgase de contestar o seguir las instrucciones inscritas en ...

VII)

abstente

NOUN

Until your wedding day, refrain from wearing rings of ... Hasta el día de tu boda abstente de ponerte anillos de ...

VIII)

refrán

NOUN

Synonyms: saying, proverb, adage

The refrain begins with a jump of six notes, which ... El refrán comienza con un salto de seis notas, ...
I was always listening to the same refrain: Yo siempre escuchaba el mismo refrán:
Just sing this short refrain-o Solo canta este corto refrán:
To sing the most simple refrain Para cantar el más simples refrán
... of their lungs the ancient refrain, ... de sus pulmones el refrán antiguo,

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2. Restrain

restrain

refrene

NOUN

II)

frenar

VERB

Synonyms: stop, slow down, curb, brake, braking, curbing

It has been using her to restrain the others. La ha estado usando para frenar a los otros.
I remember having to restrain your enthusiasm on several ... Recuerdo tener que frenar tu entusiasmo en más de una ...
It has been usin' her to restrain the others. La ha estado usando para frenar a los otros.
best calculated to restrain the man. mejor calculado para frenar el hombre.
He barely can restrain it Que apenas se puede frenar

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III)

restringir

VERB

Synonyms: restrict, constrain, narrow, curtail

restrain me from showing my impatience. restringir mí de mostrar mi impaciencia.
position to help restrain some of the movement of ... posición para ayudar a restringir algo del movimiento de ...
To restrain the power and force of government and to ... Para restringir el poder y fuerza del gobierno y para ...
friend to advise or restrain her (for my father lived ... amigo para asesorar o restringir su (para mi padre vivió ...
... had ever dared to restrain or contradict. ... había atrevido nunca a restringir o contradecir.

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IV)

contener

VERB

Synonyms: contain, hold

I could not restrain a grunt of surprise. No pude contener un gruñido de sorpresa.
she could hardly restrain her astonishment from being visible. que apenas pudo contener su sorpresa de ser visibles.
restrain your feelings until the ... contener sus sentimientos hasta que el ...
could not restrain the tribute of an ... no pudo contener el tributo de una ...
... what we should try to restrain ... lo que debíamos tratar de contener

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sujetar

VERB

Synonyms: hold, fasten, attach, subjecting, secure, clamp

we had to physically restrain the father tuvimos que sujetar físicamente el padre
... means devices intended to restrain and/or protect the ... ... , los dispositivos destinados a sujetar o proteger a los ...
... be laughed at, and restrain an unruly nature when ... ... se burla, y sujetar un carácter rebelde cuando ...

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VI)

abstenerse

VERB

Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear

Those who have power should restrain themselves from using it Aquellos que tienen el poder, deben abstenerse de usarlo.
the collar, as if to restrain him from el cuello, como si fuera a abstenerse de
the collar, as if to restrain him from el cuello, como si le abstenerse de

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VII)

reprimir

VERB

Synonyms: repress, suppress, stifle, curb, quell

He simply lacks an ability to restrain his impulses. No posee la capacidad para reprimir sus impulsos.
I could scarce restrain the rushing of my ... Apenas podría reprimir el apuro de mis ...
... reconciliation to put down or restrain me? ... reconciliación para sofocar o reprimir mí?
It was quite unlike Dogville to restrain its indignation at any ... No es característico de Dogville reprimir su indignación de ninguna ...

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3. Forbear

forbear

abstengo

VERB

Synonyms: abstain

At such moments I forbear to press the holy En esos momentos, me abstengo de prensa de la santa
forbear, lest the reader might think those ... abstengo, no sea que el lector podría pensar que esas ...
But I forbear to trouble you, as you never ... Pero me abstengo de molestarle, ya que nunca se ...

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II)

abstenerse

ADJ

Synonyms: abstain, refrain, restrain

not forbear smiling at the form of it. no abstenerse sonriente en la forma de la misma.
forbear applying that word to me, and make abstenerse de aplicar esa palabra a mí, y hacer
together, forbear!' juntos, abstenerse!
... , indeed, could I forbear smiling at myself, ... ... , de hecho, podría abstenerse sonriendo a mí mismo, ...

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III)

evitar

VERB

Synonyms: avoid, prevent, help, keep, stop, avert

so obvious, that he could not forbear applying tan obvio, que no pudo evitar la aplicación de
my secret enemies, could not forbear some mis enemigos secretos, no pudo evitar algunos
which I could not forbear laughing very heartily, for his ... que no pude evitar reír a carcajadas, pues sus ...
I wondered how I could forbear, when I saw his ... Me preguntaba cómo podía evitar, cuando vi los ...
... spoke very well, I could not forbear breaking out into ... hablaba muy bien, no pude evitar romper en