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abstain [əbˈsteɪn] VB intr

retainer [rɪˈteɪnər, Brit -əʳ] N

1. retainer ECON:

sinal m

2. retainer (servant):

empregado(-a) m (f)

container [kənˈteɪnər, Brit -əʳ] N

strainer [ˈstreɪnər, Brit -əʳ] N

tea-strainer N

sustained ADJ

abstinence [ˈæbstɪnəns] N no pl

airliner N

detainee [ˌdiːteɪˈniː] N

detento(-a) m (f)

trainer N

1. trainer (person):

treinador(a) m (f)
adestrador(a) m (f)

2. trainer Brit (shoe):

tênis m inv

entertainer [ˌent̬ərˈteɪnər, Brit -təˈteɪnəʳ] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Insurance was mainly provided for the motor and home to total abstainers.
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The first goal was to mobilise the 50% of abstainers who have never participated in elections.
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An abstainer may be subconsciously motivated to resume drug use, but for a variety of reasons, abstains (e.g. a medical or legal concern precluding use).
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Mortality is lowest among young abstainers and highest among young heavy drinkers.
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Subjects were grouped into abstainers, light, moderate, and heavy drinkers.
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Some cultural groups continued to place a value on the moral purity of an abstainer, but abstinence was caught up in a wider reevaluation of moral values.
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Abstainers were defined as having consumed no more than five drinks in the prior year.
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The group was ill-assorted, with different political views, wine and beer drinkers and abstainers, vegetarians and gourmets.
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A vegetarian and total abstainer, he developed a strong vein of mysticism with an active interest in social and religious problems.
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We found evidence in this study that moderate alcohol consumption among long-term smokers may potentially decrease the risk of an adenoma compared to abstainers.
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