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to refrain
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abster-se, conter-se
to resist or hold back from doing or saying something
Transitive: to refrain from sth
Exemplos
Despite the urge to argue, she will refrain from responding to the critical comments.
Apesar do impulso de discutir, ela se abstém de responder aos comentários críticos.
Knowing the importance of timing, he refrained from interrupting the speaker during the presentation.
Sabendo da importância do timing, ele se absteve de interromper o orador durante a apresentação.
Refrain
01
refrão
a repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza or verse
Exemplos
The song 's catchy refrain stayed in my head all day.
O refrão cativante da música ficou na minha cabeça o dia todo.
Every stanza of the poem ended with the same haunting refrain.
Cada estrofe do poema terminava com o mesmo refrão assombrador.
