Abstain
//əbˈsteɪn//
Translations of "abstain" (40 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | اِمْتَنَعَ(refrain from — see also refrain) | imtanaʕa | |
| Armenian | ձեռնպահ լինել(refrain from voting) | jeṙnpah linel | |
| Bangi | kila(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Bulgarian | въздържам се(refrain from — see also refrain) | vǎzdǎržam se | |
| Catalan | abstenir-se(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 戒除(refrain from — see also refrain), 棄權 /弃权(refrain from — see also refrain), 避免(refrain from — see also refrain) | jièchú, qìquán, bìmiǎn | |
| Czech | zdržet se(refrain from — see also refrain), zdržet se(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Danish | afholde sig(refrain from — see also refrain), afholde sig (fra at stemme)(refrain from voting), afstå(refrain from — see also refrain), forhindre(hinder, withhold) | — | |
| Dutch | abstineren(refrain from — see also refrain), verhinderen(hinder, withhold), zich onthouden(refrain from — see also refrain), zich onthouden (van stemming)(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Esperanto | abstini(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Finnish | estää(hinder, withhold), kieltäytyä(refrain from — see also refrain), pidättäytyä(refrain from — see also refrain), äänestää tyhjää(refrain from voting) | — | |
| French | s'abstenir(refrain from — see also refrain), s'abstenir(refrain from voting) | — | |
| German | abhalten(hinder, withhold), sich enthalten(refrain from voting), verzichten(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽(refrain from — see also refrain) | gaþarban | |
| Hebrew | התנזר(refrain from — see also refrain), נמנע(refrain from — see also refrain), נמנע(refrain from voting) | hitnazér, nimná, nimná | |
| Hungarian | (meg)tartóztatja magát(refrain from — see also refrain), tartózkodik(refrain from — see also refrain), tartózkodik(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Ido | abstenar(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Italian | astenersi(refrain from — see also refrain), astenersi(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Japanese | 差し控える(refrain from — see also refrain), 慎む(refrain from — see also refrain), 投票を棄権する(refrain from voting) | sashihikaeru, tsutsushimu, tōhyō o kiken suru | |
| Lao | ງົດອອກສຽງ(refrain from voting) | ngot ʼǭk sīang | |
| Latin | abstineo(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Lingala | kila(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Māori | papare(refrain from — see also refrain), pare(refrain from — see also refrain), tātāwhi(hinder, withhold), tāwhi(hinder, withhold), wainamu(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Mongo | kila(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | abstinere(refrain from — see also refrain), avholde seg(refrain from — see also refrain), avstå(refrain from — see also refrain), forhindre(hinder, withhold), stemme blankt(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Old English | forbūgan(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Polish | powstrzymać się(refrain from — see also refrain), powstrzymywać się(refrain from — see also refrain), wstrzymać się(refrain from voting), wstrzymywać się(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Portuguese | abster-se(refrain from — see also refrain), abster-se(refrain from voting), impedir(hinder, withhold), privar-se(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Romanian | abține(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Russian | возде́рживаться(refrain from voting), воздержа́ться(refrain from voting) | vozdérživatʹsja, vozderžátʹsja | |
| Serbo-Croatian | apstinírati(refrain from — see also refrain), apstinírati(refrain from voting), sustezati(refrain from — see also refrain), suzdržávati(refrain from — see also refrain), uzdr̀žati(refrain from voting), апстини́рати(refrain from — see also refrain), апстини́рати(refrain from voting), суздржа́вати(refrain from — see also refrain), сустезати(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Sinhalese | වළකිනවා(refrain from — see also refrain) | waḷakinawā | |
| Slovene | vzdržati se(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Spanish | abstenerse(refrain from — see also refrain), abstenerse(refrain from voting), retener(hinder, withhold) | — | |
| Swedish | avhålla sig(refrain from — see also refrain), avstå(refrain from — see also refrain), hindra(hinder, withhold), lägga ned sin röst(refrain from voting), röstskolka(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Tày | căm(refrain from — see also refrain) | — | |
| Thai | งดออกเสียง(refrain from voting) | — | |
| Ukrainian | утри́матися(refrain from — see also refrain), утри́матися(refrain from voting), утри́муватися(refrain from — see also refrain), утри́муватися(refrain from voting) | utrýmatysja, utrýmatysja, utrýmuvatysja, utrýmuvatysja | |
| West-Frisian | behinderje(hinder, withhold), ferhinderje(hinder, withhold), keare(hinder, withhold) | — | |
| Woiwurrung | nin'wilt-teni(refrain from — see also refrain) | — |
kila
abstenir-se
zdržet se, zdržet se
afholde sig, afholde sig (fra at stemme), afstå, forhindre
abstineren, verhinderen, zich onthouden, zich onthouden (van stemming)
abstini
estää, kieltäytyä, pidättäytyä, äänestää tyhjää
s'abstenir, s'abstenir
abhalten, sich enthalten, verzichten
(meg)tartóztatja magát, tartózkodik, tartózkodik
abstenar
astenersi, astenersi
abstineo
kila
papare, pare, tātāwhi, tāwhi, wainamu
kila
abstinere, avholde seg, avstå, forhindre, stemme blankt
forbūgan
powstrzymać się, powstrzymywać się, wstrzymać się, wstrzymywać się
abster-se, abster-se, impedir, privar-se
abține
apstinírati, apstinírati, sustezati, suzdržávati, uzdr̀žati, апстини́рати, апстини́рати, суздржа́вати, сустезати
vzdržati se
abstenerse, abstenerse, retener
avhålla sig, avstå, hindra, lägga ned sin röst, röstskolka
căm
งดออกเสียง
утри́матися, утри́матися, утри́муватися, утри́муватися
utrýmatysja, utrýmatysja, utrýmuvatysja, utrýmuvatysja
behinderje, ferhinderje, keare
nin'wilt-teni
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