refrain

(Inglese)

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
2. (archaic, reflexive) To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
3. (archaic, transitive) To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
4. (intransitive) To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
5. (rare, regional, transitive) To abstain from (food or drink).

Noun

1. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
2. (broadly) A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: refreynen

Affine occitano: refranhs

In summary

From Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-Norman refraindre, Middle French refreindre (from Latin refringere), and Anglo-Norman refrener, Middle French refrener (from Latin refrenare).

Concetti

ritornello

trattenersi

astenersi

frenare

ritenere

starsene

frenarsi

coro

refrain

dire

gruppo

intendere

sinonimi

chorus

abstain

hold back

avoid

desist

forbear

restrain oneself

burden

cease

stop

🛑

suppress

eschew

hold

decline

forego

forgo

keep back

keep oneself

melody

refuse

restrain

cancel

forbearance

forebear

deny oneself

abnegate

free

🆓

harbinger

band

abstinence

hold down

hold off

keep

stand off

tell again and again

mean

be temperate

patient

postpone

prophesy

quit

be abstemious

repeat

🔁

repress

reserve

resist

embrass

retain

say

🗣️

scorn

Traduzioni

Refrain

refrain

estribillo

refrein

Kehrreim

refren

refrão

επωδός

απέχω

abstenerse

estribilho

se retenir

abster-se

s’abstenir

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