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refrain

refrain
[rɪˈfreɪn]
sustantivo
1. estribillo (m) (musical); cantinela (f) (sentido figurado) (repeated comment)
verbo intransitivo
2. abstenerse (from de)
  • to refrain from comment -> abstenerse de hacer comentarios
  • please refrain from talking/smoking -> se ruega guardar silencio/no fumar (sign)

refrain [ri-frein]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Refrenarse, abstenerse de obrar o intervenir, dejar de hacer, contenerse, guardarse de hacer una cosa. (n)
va. refrenar, contener, reprimir, moderar, detener.
sustantivo
1. Estrambote, estribillo, verso o copla que se repite a intervalos en una canción o estancia.

refrain [rɪˈfreɪn]
verb:intransitive
to refrain from sth/from doing sth abstenerse de algo/de hacer algo; I couldn't refrain from laughing no pude contener la risa
refrain [rɪˈfreɪn]
noun
(Mús) estribillo (m)
his constant refrain is ... siempre está con la misma canción ...

Verb Conjugation for "refrain"

Imperative
  • refrain
  • you refrain
  • he/she refrains
  • we refrain
  • you refrain
  • they refrain
Preterite
  • I refrained
  • you refrained
  • he/she refrained
  • we refrained
  • you refrained
  • they refrained
Present Continuous
  • I am refraining
  • you are refraining
  • he/she is refraining
  • we are refraining
  • you are refraining
  • they are refraining
Present Perfect
  • I have refrained
  • you have refrained
  • he/she has refrained
  • we have refrained
  • you have refrained
  • they have refrained
Past Continuous
  • I was refraining
  • you were refraining
  • he/she was refraining
  • we were refraining
  • you were refraining
  • they were refraining
Past Perfect
  • I had refrained
  • you had refrained
  • he/she had refrained
  • we had refrained
  • you had refrained
  • they had refrained
Future
  • I will refrain
  • you will refrain
  • he/she will refrain
  • we will refrain
  • you will refrain
  • they will refrain
Future Perfect
  • I will have refrained
  • you will have refrained
  • he/she will have refrained
  • we will have refrained
  • you will have refrained
  • they will have refrained
Future Continuous
  • I will be refraining
  • you will be refraining
  • he/she will be refraining
  • we will be refraining
  • you will be refraining
  • they will be refraining
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been refraining
  • you have been refraining
  • he/she has been refraining
  • we have been refraining
  • you have been refraining
  • they have been refraining
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been refraining
  • you will have been refraining
  • he/she will have been refraining
  • we will have been refraining
  • you will have been refraining
  • they will have been refraining
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been refraining
  • you had been refraining
  • he/she had been refraining
  • we had been refraining
  • you had been refraining
  • they had been refraining
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