See refrain on Wiktionary
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"text": "The presence even for a moment among a party of debauchees of a woman endued with every quality of modesty and not less severe than beautiful refrained the humorous sallies even of the most licentious but her departure was the signal for an outbreak of ribaldry.",
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"text": "And nowe I saye unto you: refrayne youreselves from these men, and let them alone [...].",
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"text": "As I went down the river, all dissatisfaction at my lot passed away, and by the time Dartmouth came in view I could no longer refrain myself, but threw my cap into the air, and barely caught it from falling overboard as I shouted, \"Hurrah for merry England![…]\"",
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"text": "July 5, 1731, Jonathan Swift, letter to Vanessa\nIf you knew how I struggle for a little health, what uneasiness I am at in riding and walking, and refraining from every thing agreeable to my taste"
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"text": "I will [...] tell you the story of what has happened to me, if you like, but you must refrain from interruptions.",
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"(intransitive, with preposition \"from\") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew"
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"alt": "+ عَنْ",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"roman": "văzdăržam se",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"roman": "bìmiǎn",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "避免"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "戒除"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "afholde sig"
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "zich niet inlaten met"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "zich onthouden"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "pidättäytyä"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "se retenir"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "sich enthalten"
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"note": "+ auf",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "verzichten"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "unterlassen"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "sich zurückhalten"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "contenersi"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "frenarsi"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "astenersi"
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"alt": "つつしむ",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "慎む"
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"alt": "さしひかえる",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "差し控える"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "parcō"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "whakakāti"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "whakakeke"
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"lang_code": "mi",
"note": "from food and drink",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "wainamu"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "avholde seg"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "avstå"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "xoddâri kardan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "خودداری کردن"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"tags": [
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"word": "powstrzymywać się"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "abster-se"
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"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "abster-se (de)"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"note": "воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit"
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"_dis1": "26 2 12 33 26",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"note": "возде́рживаться (vozdérživatʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"tags": [
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "vzdržati se"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "comedirse"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "refrenarse/enfrenarse/prescindir (de)"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "avhålla sig"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "låta bli"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "dra sig för"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"roman": "utrýmuvatysja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"word": "утри́муватися"
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"roman": "utrýmatysja",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
"word": "contenersi"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"note": "воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to abstain (from) — see also abstain, contain oneself, retain, inhibit",
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"word": "կրկներգ"
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"code": "az",
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"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "nəqərat"
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{
"code": "be",
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"lang_code": "be",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"word": "при́пев"
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"word": "tornada"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fùgē",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "副歌"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"word": "refrein"
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"code": "myv",
"lang": "Erzya",
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"sense": "burden of song",
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{
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"code": "et",
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"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "burden of song",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "kertosäe"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "burden of song",
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"masculine"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "რეფრენი"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "მისამღერი"
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"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "burden of song",
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "epodós",
"sense": "burden of song",
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],
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "pizmón",
"sense": "burden of song",
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],
"word": "פִּזְמוֹן"
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"code": "he",
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"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "refrén",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"word": "רֶפְרֵן"
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"code": "is",
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"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "burden of song",
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"code": "io",
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"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "refreno"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ritornello"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "rifurēn",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "リフレーン"
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{
"alt": "くりかえしく",
"code": "ja",
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"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kurikaeshiku",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "繰り返し句"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "qayırma",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "қайырма"
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{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "cha",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "ឆា៎"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "saadaan",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "សាដាន"
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{
"alt": "後斂",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "huryeom",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "후렴"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "ripeurein",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "리프레인"
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{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"lang_code": "ky",
"roman": "kayırma",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "кайырма"
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{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "ʼa nu bot",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "ອະນຸບົດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "sǭi",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "ສອຽ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refrēns"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "priedainis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refrenas"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "refrén",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рефре́н"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "korus"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "korihi"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"lang_code": "nrf",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "èrfrain"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "refreng"
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{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"code": "nn",
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"code": "nn",
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"tags": [
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"code": "non",
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"lang_code": "non",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stef"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refren"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refrão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "refren"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pripév",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "припе́в"
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"lang_code": "ru",
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"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рефре́н"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sèist"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "рѐфре̄н"
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"masculine"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"masculine"
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"word": "при́пјев"
},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "rèfrēn"
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"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"sense": "burden of song",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "burden of song",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "refrén"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refren"
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{
"code": "alt",
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"lang_code": "alt",
"roman": "pripev",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "припев"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estribillo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "refräng"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "omkväde"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "pabini"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "pabinian"
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{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"lang_code": "tg",
"roman": "naqarot",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "нақарот"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"lang_code": "tt",
"roman": "quşımta",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "кушымта"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "sɔ̂i",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "สร้อย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "nakarat"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "prýspiv",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "при́спів"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "refrén",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рефре́н"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"lang_code": "uz",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "naqarot"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "burden of song",
"word": "điệp khúc"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "resploe"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "burden of song",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "rifrin"
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{
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},
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Download raw JSONL data for refrain meaning in All languages combined (40.1kB)
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
"msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": imtanaʕa (+ ʕan) vs. + عَنْ",
"path": [
"refrain"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "refrain",
"trace": ""
}
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