refraining

rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ
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Translation of refraining from English into Dutch

Adjective

self-control

holding back from doing something
  • He showed a refraining attitude during the debate.Hij toonde een onthoudende houding tijdens het debat.
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Synonyms and analogies of refraining in English

adj.abstainingwithholdingMore synonyms

Examples of refraining in a sentence

  • A refraining gesture can prevent conflicts.
refrain
rɪˈfreɪn
Verb
intr.

restraint

avoid doing something, often by self-control
  • She refrained from commenting during the meeting.Zij onthield zich van commentaar tijdens de vergadering.
Noun
1.

music

repeated part of a song or poem
  • The refrain of the song was catchy and memorable.Het refrein van het lied was pakkend en gedenkwaardig.
2.

conversation

comment or saying often repeated
  • His favorite refrain was 'practice makes perfect.'Zijn favoriete stopzin was 'oefening baart kunst.'

Expressions with refrain: examples in English and translations in Dutch

steeds terugkerende opmerking
vaste uitspraak
The constant refrain was that change is needed.

Translations of "refraining" in Context ordered by category and frequency

afzien

Even in refraining, the ground beneath us pitches.

Zelfs tijdens afzien, verplaatst de grond zich onder ons.

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refraining: Examples and translations in context

Even in refraining, the ground beneath us pitches.

Zelfs tijdens afzien, verplaatst de grond zich onder ons.

the refraining by State and government bodies from any act that may be considered as harassment of candidates, their relatives or their supporters,

afzien door alle overheids- en regeringsorganen van ieder optreden dat beschouwd zou kunnen worden als intimidatie van kandidaten, hun verwanten en hun aanhangers,

We must start by refraining now from signing agreements such as the GATS agreement which would tie our hands in the future.

Om te beginnen moeten wij afzien van verdragen als de GATS omdat wij daarmee onze armslag beperken.

Refraining, or detaching, from the listening to a superficial thing that one notices of oneself when one is ruminating, is based upon consciousness, the comprehension one achieves when one is free from longing, when one has subdued one's desires.

Het afzien, of onthechten, van het luisteren naar een oppervlakkig ding dat men van zichzelf merkt als men piekert, berust op het bewustzijn, het begrip, dat men krijgt als men vrij is van verlangen, als men de verlangens heeft onderworpen.

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