refrain
abstenerse · estribillo
To stop yourself from doing something, even if you want to do it.
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Examples
Please refrain from talking during the performance.verb
Por favor, abstente de hablar durante la presentación.
Please refrain from using your phone in class.verb
Por favor, abstente de usar tu teléfono en clase.
Visitors must refrain from touching the exhibits.verb
Los visitantes deben abstenerse de tocar las exhibiciones.
Her gentle refrain calmed the children before bedtime.noun
Su suave estribillo calmó a los niños antes de dormir.
He refrained from answering because he was unsure of the truth.verb
Él se abstuvo de responder porque no estaba seguro de la verdad.
The singer repeated the refrain after every verse.noun
El cantante repitió el estribillo después de cada verso.
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