Refrain
31refrain — [[t]rɪfre͟ɪn[/t]] refrains, refraining, refrained 1) VERB If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. [V from ing/n] Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment... [V from ing/n] He appealed to all factions to refrain… …
32refrain — I UK [rɪˈfreɪn] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms refrain : present tense I/you/we/they refrain he/she/it refrains present participle refraining past tense refrained past participle refrained formal to stop yourself from doing something. This… …
33REFRAIN — n. m. Un ou plusieurs mots qui se répètent à la fin de chaque couplet d’une chanson, d’une ballade, d’un rondeau, etc. Le refrain de cette chanson est fort agréable. Le refrain d’une ballade. Le refrain d’un rondeau. Il se dit, figurément et… …
34Refrain — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Poésie Refrain : répétition régulière d’un ou plusieurs vers dans un même poème Chanson Refrain : répétition régulière de paroles dans une même… …
35refrain — re|frain1 [rıˈfreın] v [i]formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: refrener, from Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle ] to not do something that you want to do →↑abstain refrain from (doing) sth ▪ Please refrain from smoking in this area.… …
36refrain — {{11}}refrain (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. refrain, alteration of refrait, properly pp. of refraindre repeat, also break off, from Prov. refranhar singing of birds, refrain, from V.L. *refrangere break off, alteration of L. refringere (see… …
37Refrain — Ein Refrain (franz.) ist ein Kehrvers oder Kehrreim, wie er häufig in Gedichten und Liedern auftritt: Die Wiederkehr von textlich/musikalisch (wenigstens überwiegend) identischen Zeilen am Schluss einer Strophe oder zwischen den Strophen als… …
38refrain — refrain1 refrainer, n. refrainment, n. /ri frayn /, v.i. 1. to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought. v.t. 2. Archaic. to curb. [1300 50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L …
39refrain — re|frain1 [ rı freın ] verb intransitive FORMAL refrain from to stop yourself from doing something. This word is often used in official announcements or signs: Please refrain from smoking in this area. refrain re|frain 2 [ rı freın ] noun count 1 …
40refrain — refrain1 verb (usu. refrain from) stop oneself from doing something. Origin ME: from OFr. refrener, from L. refrenare, from re (expressing intensive force) + frenum bridle . refrain2 noun a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song,… …
