"refrain" meaning in All languages combined

See refrain on Wiktionary

Verb [angličtina]

IPA: [ɹɪˈfɹeɪn] Audio: En-us-refrain.ogg Forms: refrains, refrained [preterite], refrained [present, perfect], refraining
  1. (refrain from something) zdržet se (něčeho)
    Sense id: cs-refrain-en-verb-Y8kHkjor
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abstain
Categories (other): Anglická slovesa
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    "Přes anglo-románštinu smíšením dvou různých středofrancouzských sloves: refreindre (z latinského refringĕre) a refrener (z latinského refrēnāre od substantiva frēnum — uzda; brzda). Srovnej např. francouzské refraindre, anglické infringe či latinské effrenatus, dále i např. české refrén."
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        "(refrain from something) zdržet se (něčeho)"
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        "(refrain from something) zdržet se (něčeho)"
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