verb🔗ShareAbstenerse, refrenarTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).""Please refrain from talking during the movie." "Por favor, absténgase de hablar durante la película.actionmindcharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse, refrenarseTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."During the test, students must refrain from talking to each other. "Durante el examen, los estudiantes deben abstenerse de hablar entre ellos.actionattitudecharactermoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRefrenar, abstenerseTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."To avoid arguments, Sarah refrained from expressing her strong opinions about the school project. "Para evitar discusiones, Sarah se abstuvo de expresar sus fuertes opiniones sobre el proyecto escolar.mindemotioncharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse de(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."To avoid trouble, the student refrained from talking during class. "Para evitar problemas, el estudiante se abstuvo de hablar durante la clase.actionmindattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse deTo abstain from (food or drink)."To avoid getting sick, my doctor told me to refrain from eating raw oysters. "Para evitar enfermarme, mi médico me dijo que me abstuviera de comer ostras crudas.fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstribillo, estrofaThe chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza."The song's catchy refrain was "We are the champions!" "El estribillo pegadizo de la canción era: "¡We are the champions!".musicliteraturesoundentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstribillo, retahílaA much repeated comment, complaint, or saying."My sister's constant refrain about the dishes in the sink is starting to annoy me. "El estribillo constante de mi hermana sobre los platos en el fregadero está empezando a molestarme.languagecommunicationstylephraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
