abstenu

apstəny

Definition

Definition of abstenu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

privation

Rare

qui se prive volontairement de certaines choses ou plaisirs

Rare

Il reste abstenu de toute boisson alcoolisée depuis janvier.

privé

renonçant

vote

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qui refuse de participer à un vote ou scrutin

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Les députés abstenus représentent 15% de l'assemblée.

neutre

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Origin of abstenu

latin, abstinere (s'abstenir) + suffixe -u (participe passé)

Examples of abstenu in a sentence

Ce moine vit une vie très abstenu.
Trois membres abstenus ont quitté la salle discrètement.
Le rapport mentionne les électeurs abstenus lors du scrutin.

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English:abstinent, abstaining, ...
German:enthaltsam, enthaltend, ...
Italian:astinente, astenu, ...
Spanish:abstinente, abstencionista, ...
Portuguese:abstinente, abstido, ...
Chinese:禁欲的, 弃权的, ...
Japanese:禁欲的, 棄権した, ...
Arabic:ممتنع, مُمتنِع عن التصويت, ...
Hebrew:נִמְנָע, ...
Russian:воздержанный, воздержавшийся, ...
Ukrainian:стриманий, утримався, ...
Catalan:abstemi, abstès, ...
Danish:afholdende, abstinerende, ...
Dutch:onthoudend, afzijdig, ...
Greek:απέχων, αποχής, ...
Khmer:តម, បដិសេធមិនបោះឆ្នោត, ...
Korean:절제하는, 기권한, ...
Polish:powściągliwy, abstynent, ...
Portuguese (BR):abstêmio, abstentor, ...
Romanian:abstinent, abținut, ...
Swedish:avhållsam, avstående, ...
Thai:งดเว้น, งดออกเสียง, ...
Turkish:kaçınan, çekimser, ...
Vietnamese:kiêng, không tham gia bỏ phiếu, ...

abstenir

apstəniʁ

abstenaient, abstenais, abstenait

Definition of abstenir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

interdiction

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empêcher quelqu'un de faire quelque chose ou d'utiliser quelque chose

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Le médecin l'abstint de boire de l'alcool pendant le traitement.
Il s'est abstenu de répondre à la provocation.
Nous devons abstenir les enfants de consommer trop de sucre.

empêcher

interdire

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Origin of abstenir

latin, abstinere (s'abstenir)

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English:prevent, ...
German:abhalten, ...
Italian:vietare, ...
Spanish:impedir, ...
Portuguese:impedir, ...
Chinese:阻止, ...
Japanese:控えさせる, ...
Arabic:منع, ...
Hebrew:לִמְנוֹעַ, ...
Russian:запретить, ...
Ukrainian:утримувати, ...
Catalan:impedir, ...
Danish:afholde, ...
Dutch:verbieden, ...
Greek:αποτρέπω, ...
Khmer:ហាមឃាត់, ...
Korean:못하게 하다, ...
Polish:powstrzymać, ...
Portuguese (BR):abster, ...
Romanian:a se abține, ...
Swedish:hindra, ...
Thai:ขัดขวาง, ...
Turkish:engellemek, ...
Vietnamese:ngăn cản, ...

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