Refrain
//ɹɪˈfɹeɪn//
Translations of "refrain" (63 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | refren(burden of song) | — | |
| Arabic | قَرَار(burden of song), لَازِمَة(burden of song), اِمْتَنَعَ(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), اِمْتَنَعَ(to keep oneself from action) | qarār, lāzima | |
| Armenian | կրկներգ(burden of song) | krknerg | |
| Azerbaijani | nəqərat(burden of song), saqınmaq(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Belarusian | прыпе́ў(burden of song), рэфрэ́н(burden of song) | prypjéw, refrén | |
| Bulgarian | при́пев(burden of song), рефре́н(burden of song), въздържам се(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), въздържам се(to keep oneself from action) | prípev, refrén, vǎzdǎržam se, vǎzdǎržam se | |
| Catalan | tornada(burden of song) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 副歌(burden of song), 戒除(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), 避免(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | fùgē, jièchú, bìmiǎn | |
| Czech | refrén(burden of song), upustit(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), upustit(to keep oneself from action), vyhnout se(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), vyhnout se(to keep oneself from action), vyvarovat se(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), vyvarovat se(to keep oneself from action), zdržet se(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), zdržet se(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Danish | omkvæd(burden of song), refræn(burden of song), afholde sig(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), afstå(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Dutch | refrein(burden of song), zich niet inlaten met(to keep oneself from action), zich onthouden(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Erzya | мороютко(burden of song) | morojutko | |
| Esperanto | refreno(burden of song) | — | |
| Estonian | refrään(burden of song) | — | |
| Finnish | kertosäe(burden of song), pidättyä(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), pidättäytyä(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| French | refrain(burden of song), s'abstenir(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), s'abstenir(to keep oneself from action), se retenir(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Galician | fao(burden of song), lelia(burden of song), retrouso(burden of song), trebello(burden of song) | — | |
| Georgian | მისამღერი(burden of song), რეფრენი(burden of song) | misamɣeri, repreni | |
| German | Kehrreim(burden of song), Refrain(burden of song), Abstand nehmen(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), Abstand nehmen(to keep oneself from action), absehen(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), absehen(to keep oneself from action), sich enthalten(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), sich enthalten(to keep oneself from action), sich zurückhalten(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), sich zurückhalten(to keep oneself from action), unterlassen(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), unterlassen(to keep oneself from action), verzichten(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), verzichten(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Greek | επωδός(burden of song) | epodós | |
| Hebrew | פִּזְמוֹן(burden of song), רֶפְרֵן(burden of song) | pizmón, refrén | |
| Hungarian | refrén(burden of song) | — | |
| Icelandic | stef(burden of song) | — | |
| Ido | refreno(burden of song) | — | |
| Irish | loinneog(burden of song) | — | |
| Italian | ritornello(burden of song), astenersi(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), contenersi(to keep oneself from action), frenarsi(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Japanese | リフレーン(burden of song), 繰り返し句(burden of song), 差し控える(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), 慎む(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | rifurēn, kurikaeshiku, sashihikaeru, tsutsushimu | |
| Kazakh | қайырма(burden of song) | qaiyrma | |
| Khmer | ឆា៎(burden of song), សាដាន(burden of song) | cha, saadaan | |
| Korean | 리프레인(burden of song), 후렴(burden of song) | ripeurein, huryeom | |
| Kyrgyz | кайырма(burden of song) | kayırma | |
| Lao | ສອຽ(burden of song), ອະນຸບົດ(burden of song) | sǭi, ʼa nu bot | |
| Latin | parcō(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Latvian | refrēns(burden of song) | — | |
| Lithuanian | priedainis(burden of song), refrenas(burden of song) | — | |
| Macedonian | рефре́н(burden of song) | refrén | |
| Malay | korus(burden of song) | — | |
| Māori | korihi(burden of song), wainamu(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), whakakeke(to keep oneself from action), whakakāti(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Norman | èrfrain(burden of song) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | omkved(burden of song), refreng(burden of song), avholde seg(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), avholde seg(to keep oneself from action), avstå(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | omkvede(burden of song), refreng(burden of song) | — | |
| Old Norse | stef(burden of song) | — | |
| Persian | خودداری کردن(to keep oneself from action) | xoddâri kardan | |
| Polish | refren(burden of song), powstrzymać się(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), powstrzymać się(to keep oneself from action), powstrzymywać się(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), powstrzymywać się(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Portuguese | refrão(burden of song), abster-se(to keep oneself from action), abster-se (de)(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Romanian | refren(burden of song) | — | |
| Russian | припе́в(burden of song), рефре́н(burden of song) | pripév, refrén | |
| Scottish Gaelic | sèist(burden of song) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | prípev(burden of song), prípjev(burden of song), rèfrēn(burden of song), при́пев(burden of song), при́пјев(burden of song), рѐфре̄н(burden of song) | — | |
| Slovak | refrén(burden of song) | — | |
| Slovene | refren(burden of song), vzdržati se(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), vzdržati se(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Spanish | estribillo(burden of song), abstenerse(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), abstenerse de(to keep oneself from action), comedirse(to keep oneself from action), contener(to keep oneself from action), enfrenarse de(to keep oneself from action), inhibirse(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), prescindir(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), refrenarse de(to keep oneself from action), retenerse(to keep oneself from action) | — | |
| Swedish | omkväde(burden of song), refräng(burden of song), avhålla sig(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), avstå(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), låta bli(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | — | |
| Tagalog | pabini(burden of song), pabinian(burden of song) | — | |
| Tajik | нақарот(burden of song) | naqarot | |
| Tatar | кушымта(burden of song) | quşımta | |
| Thai | สร้อย(burden of song) | sɔ̂i | |
| Turkish | nakarat(burden of song) | — | |
| Ukrainian | при́спів(burden of song), рефре́н(burden of song), утри́матися(to abstain (from) — see also abstain), утри́муватися(to abstain (from) — see also abstain) | prýspiv, refrén, utrýmatysja, utrýmuvatysja | |
| Uzbek | naqarot(burden of song) | — | |
| Vietnamese | điệp khúc(burden of song) | — | |
| Walloon | resploe(burden of song), rifrin(burden of song) | — | |
| ǃXóõ | ǀa̰ã(to keep oneself from action) | — |
refren
nəqərat, saqınmaq
tornada
refrén, upustit, upustit, vyhnout se, vyhnout se, vyvarovat se, vyvarovat se, zdržet se, zdržet se
omkvæd, refræn, afholde sig, afstå
refrein, zich niet inlaten met, zich onthouden
refreno
refrään
kertosäe, pidättyä, pidättäytyä
refrain, s'abstenir, s'abstenir, se retenir
fao, lelia, retrouso, trebello
Kehrreim, Refrain, Abstand nehmen, Abstand nehmen, absehen, absehen, sich enthalten, sich enthalten, sich zurückhalten, sich zurückhalten, unterlassen, unterlassen, verzichten, verzichten
refrén
stef
refreno
loinneog
ritornello, astenersi, contenersi, frenarsi
parcō
refrēns
priedainis, refrenas
korus
korihi, wainamu, whakakeke, whakakāti
èrfrain
omkved, refreng, avholde seg, avholde seg, avstå
omkvede, refreng
stef
refren, powstrzymać się, powstrzymać się, powstrzymywać się, powstrzymywać się
refrão, abster-se, abster-se (de)
refren
sèist
prípev, prípjev, rèfrēn, при́пев, при́пјев, рѐфре̄н
refrén
refren, vzdržati se, vzdržati se
estribillo, abstenerse, abstenerse de, comedirse, contener, enfrenarse de, inhibirse, prescindir, refrenarse de, retenerse
omkväde, refräng, avhålla sig, avstå, låta bli
pabini, pabinian
nakarat
naqarot
điệp khúc
resploe, rifrin
ǀa̰ã
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