Refrain

//ɹɪˈfɹeɪn//

Synonyms for "refrain" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Verb(1 words)
abstain
Noun(2 words)
catchchorus

Strong matches (61)

Related words (103)

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Noun(1 words)
old saw

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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is a

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part of

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related to

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Translations

159 translations across 63 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • refren noun (burden of song)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَرَار noun (burden of song)
  • لَازِمَة noun (burden of song)
  • اِمْتَنَعَ verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • اِمْتَنَعَ verb (to keep oneself from action)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կրկներգ noun (burden of song)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • nəqərat noun (burden of song)
  • saqınmaq verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • прыпе́ў noun (burden of song)
  • рэфрэ́н noun (burden of song)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • при́пев noun (burden of song)
  • рефре́н noun (burden of song)
  • въздържам се verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • въздържам се verb (to keep oneself from action)

Catalan

1 entries
  • tornada noun (burden of song)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 副歌 noun (burden of song)
  • 戒除 verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • 避免 verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Czech

4 entries
  • refrén noun (burden of song)
  • upustit verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • upustit verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • vyhnout se verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Danish

4 entries
  • omkvæd noun (burden of song)
  • refræn noun (burden of song)
  • afholde sig verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • afstå verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Dutch

3 entries
  • refrein noun (burden of song)
  • zich niet inlaten met verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • zich onthouden verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Erzya

1 entries
  • мороютко noun (burden of song)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • refreno noun (burden of song)

Estonian

1 entries
  • refrään noun (burden of song)

Finnish

3 entries
  • kertosäe noun (burden of song)
  • pidättyä verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • pidättäytyä verb (to keep oneself from action)

French

4 entries
  • refrain noun (burden of song)
  • s'abstenir verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • s'abstenir verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • se retenir verb (to keep oneself from action)

Galician

4 entries
  • fao noun (burden of song)
  • lelia noun (burden of song)
  • retrouso noun (burden of song)
  • trebello noun (burden of song)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მისამღერი noun (burden of song)
  • რეფრენი noun (burden of song)

German

4 entries
  • Kehrreim noun (burden of song)
  • Refrain noun (burden of song)
  • Abstand nehmen verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • Abstand nehmen verb (to keep oneself from action)

Greek

1 entries
  • επωδός noun (burden of song)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • פִּזְמוֹן noun (burden of song)
  • רֶפְרֵן noun (burden of song)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • refrén noun (burden of song)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • stef noun (burden of song)

Ido

1 entries
  • refreno noun (burden of song)

Irish

1 entries
  • loinneog noun (burden of song)

Italian

4 entries
  • ritornello noun (burden of song)
  • astenersi verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • contenersi verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • frenarsi verb (to keep oneself from action)

Japanese

4 entries
  • リフレーン noun (burden of song)
  • 繰り返し句 noun (burden of song)
  • 差し控える verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • 慎む verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қайырма noun (burden of song)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ឆា៎ noun (burden of song)
  • សាដាន noun (burden of song)

Korean

2 entries
  • 리프레인 noun (burden of song)
  • 후렴 noun (burden of song)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кайырма noun (burden of song)

Lao

2 entries
  • ສອຽ noun (burden of song)
  • ອະນຸບົດ noun (burden of song)

Latin

1 entries
  • parcō verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Latvian

1 entries
  • refrēns noun (burden of song)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • priedainis noun (burden of song)
  • refrenas noun (burden of song)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • рефре́н noun (burden of song)

Malay

1 entries
  • korus noun (burden of song)

Māori

4 entries
  • korihi noun (burden of song)
  • wainamu verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • whakakeke verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • whakakāti verb (to keep oneself from action)

Norman

1 entries
  • èrfrain noun (burden of song)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • omkved noun (burden of song)
  • refreng noun (burden of song)
  • avholde seg verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • avholde seg verb (to keep oneself from action)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • omkvede noun (burden of song)
  • refreng noun (burden of song)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • stef noun (burden of song)

Persian

1 entries
  • خودداری کردن verb (to keep oneself from action)

Polish

4 entries
  • refren noun (burden of song)
  • powstrzymać się verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • powstrzymać się verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • powstrzymywać się verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • refrão noun (burden of song)
  • abster-se verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • abster-se (de) verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Romanian

1 entries
  • refren noun (burden of song)

Russian

2 entries
  • припе́в noun (burden of song)
  • рефре́н noun (burden of song)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • sèist noun (burden of song)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prípev noun (burden of song)
  • prípjev noun (burden of song)
  • rèfrēn noun (burden of song)
  • при́пев noun (burden of song)

Slovak

1 entries
  • refrén noun (burden of song)

Slovene

3 entries
  • refren noun (burden of song)
  • vzdržati se verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • vzdržati se verb (to keep oneself from action)

Spanish

4 entries
  • estribillo noun (burden of song)
  • abstenerse verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • abstenerse de verb (to keep oneself from action)
  • comedirse verb (to keep oneself from action)

Swedish

4 entries
  • omkväde noun (burden of song)
  • refräng noun (burden of song)
  • avhålla sig verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • avstå verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pabini noun (burden of song)
  • pabinian noun (burden of song)

Tajik

1 entries
  • нақарот noun (burden of song)

Tatar

1 entries
  • кушымта noun (burden of song)

Thai

1 entries
  • สร้อย noun (burden of song)

Turkish

1 entries
  • nakarat noun (burden of song)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • при́спів noun (burden of song)
  • рефре́н noun (burden of song)
  • утри́матися verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)
  • утри́муватися verb (to abstain (from) — see also abstain)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • naqarot noun (burden of song)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • điệp khúc noun (burden of song)

Walloon

2 entries
  • resploe noun (burden of song)
  • rifrin noun (burden of song)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ǀa̰ã verb (to keep oneself from action)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Please refrain from smoking, while the non-smoking signs are on.

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Please refrain from speaking without permission.

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Please refrain from smoking without permission.

Source: tatoeba (19387)

Please refrain from smoking.

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