verb🔗ShareS'abstenir, se retenirTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).""Please refrain from talking during the movie." "Veuillez vous abstenir de parler pendant le film.actionmindcharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'abstenir, se retenirTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."During the test, students must refrain from talking to each other. "Pendant le test, les élèves doivent s'abstenir de se parler.actionattitudecharactermoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe retenir, s'abstenirTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."To avoid arguments, Sarah refrained from expressing her strong opinions about the school project. "Pour éviter les disputes, Sarah s'est abstenue d'exprimer ses fortes opinions sur le projet scolaire.mindemotioncharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'abstenir de(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."To avoid trouble, the student refrained from talking during class. "Pour éviter les ennuis, l'élève s'est abstenu de parler pendant le cours.actionmindattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'abstenir deTo abstain from (food or drink)."To avoid getting sick, my doctor told me to refrain from eating raw oysters. "Pour éviter de tomber malade, mon médecin m'a dit de m'abstenir de manger des huîtres crues.fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRefrainThe 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!" "Le refrain accrocheur de la chanson était : « We are the champions ! »musicliteraturesoundentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRefrainA much repeated comment, complaint, or saying."My sister's constant refrain about the dishes in the sink is starting to annoy me. "Le refrain constant de ma sœur concernant la vaisselle dans l'évier commence à m'agacer.languagecommunicationstylephraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
