refrain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for refrain in the English»French Dictionary

I.refrain [Brit rɪˈfreɪn, Am rəˈfreɪn] N

refrain MUS, LIT fig

refrain m

II.refrain [Brit rɪˈfreɪn, Am rəˈfreɪn] VB intr

refrain

se retenir

to refrain from doing

s'abstenir de faire

to refrain from comment

s'abstenir de tout commentaire

he could not refrain from saying

il ne put s'empêcher de dire

please refrain from smoking form

ayez l'obligeance de ne pas fumer form

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tactfully decide, refuse, refrain

par tact

would you kindly do/refrain from doing

auriez-vous l'amabilité de faire/de ne pas faire

take up cry, refrain

reprendre

Translations for refrain in the French»English Dictionary

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antienne

refrain

refrain pej

(old) refrain

ils nous resservent toujours le même refrain

they're always giving us the same old refrain

s'abstenir de qc/de faire

to refrain from sth/from doing

s'abstenir de tout commentaire

to refrain from any comment

les participants sont priés de s'abstenir de fumer

participants are kindly requested to refrain from smoking

ne pas poser une question par délicatesse

to tactfully refrain from asking a question

s'abstenir de tout commentaire

to refrain from any comment

c'est toujours la même musique inf

it's always the same old refrain ou story

refrain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for refrain in the English»French Dictionary

refrain¹ [rɪˈfreɪn] VB intr form

refrain

s'abstenir

kindly refrain from smoking

prière de s'abstenir de fumer

refrain² [rɪˈfreɪn] N

refrain

refrain m

Translations for refrain in the French»English Dictionary

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s'abstenir de faire qc

to refrain from doing sth

se dispenser de qc commentaire

to refrain from sth

refrain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

kindly refrain from smoking

prière de s'abstenir de fumer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The song, however, has three verses in addition to the refrain, however, in common practice, only the first verse and the refrain are sung.

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The band felt it necessary to decompress and refrained from referring to the hiatus as a breakup, acknowledging a possible return in the future.

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I can not here refrain from paying a slight tribute to the memory of my late commander.

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The refrain's lyrics make no explicit reference to historical events; it is difficult if not impossible therefore to date.

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While they both praised her beauty, they refrained from discussing her career.

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Recklessly refraining to make enquiries that a reasonable banker would have made would be enough.

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He also called on the army to refrain from involvement in the political situation.

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But then the fanciful mood is suddenly interrupted when the intense refrain arrives with winds and a much stronger percussion creating a sense of danger.

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Show respect for the game officials and refrain from booing their decisions or interfering with their control of the contest. 5.

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However, he refrained from tearing it down, and it still stands to this day.

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