verb🔗ShareAbstenerse, refrenarTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something)."Sentence: "Sarah refrained from eating the cake because she was on a diet." "Sarah se abstuvo de comer el pastel porque estaba a dieta.actionattitudehumanmoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse, refrenarseTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."The teacher refrained from yelling at the student, even though he was being disruptive. "El profesor se abstuvo de gritarle al estudiante, a pesar de que estaba interrumpiendo.moralmindcharacteractionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe abstuvo, reprimióTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."Seeing the delicious cake, I refrained from taking a slice because I was on a diet. "Al ver el delicioso pastel, me abstuve de tomar una porción porque estaba a dieta.mindactionemotioncharacterattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse de(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."Because the movie was a surprise, Maria refrained from looking at any trailers online. "Debido a que la película fue una sorpresa, María se abstuvo de ver cualquier tráiler en línea.actionattitudemoralhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbstenerse deTo abstain from (food or drink)."Because of her diet, she refrained from eating the cake at the party. "Debido a su dieta, se abstuvo de comer el pastel en la fiesta.fooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
