refrained in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for refrained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

refrain¹ [Am rəˈfreɪn, Brit rɪˈfreɪn] VB intr form

refrain

abstenerse

to refrain from sth/-ing

abstenerse de algo/ +infin

I refrained from criticizing him

me abstuve de criticarlo

I tried to refrain from laughing

traté de contener la risa

kindly refrain from smoking

se ruega no fumar

refrain² N

refrain LIT, MUS

estribillo m

you have to try harder, came the familiar refrain

me salió con el estribillo or la cantinela de siempre: tienes que esforzarme más

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the refrain was taken up by the audience

el público se unió al estribillo

Translations for refrained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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estribillo LIT

refrain

estribillo MUS

refrain

(abstenerse de algo) conviene abstenerse del alcohol

it is advisable to avoid alcohol o to refrain from drinking alcohol

abstenerse de + infinit.

to refrain from -ing

el juez debe abstenerse de expresar una opinión

the judge should refrain from expressing an opinion

no lo dije por deferencia a la visita

I refrained from saying it out of o in deference to our visitor

tengan la bondad de no fumar form

kindly o please refrain from smoking form

refrained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for refrained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

refrain¹ [rɪˈfreɪn] VB intr form

refrain

abstenerse

to refrain from doing sth

abstenerse de hacer algo

refrain² [rɪˈfreɪn] N MUS

refrain

estribillo m

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bordón (estribillo)

refrain

abstenerse del tabaco

to refrain from smoking

rogamos que se abstengan de realizar visitas

we request you to refrain from visiting

estribillo

refrain

reprimirse de hablar

to refrain from speaking

inhibirse de hacer algo

to refrain from doing sth

refrained Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to refrain from doing sth

abstenerse de hacer algo

we request you to refrain from visiting

rogamos que se abstengan de realizar visitas