Traducciones de „abstain“ en el diccionario inglés » polaco

abstain [əbˈsteɪn] V. intr.

1. abstain (not vote):

abstain

wstrzymywać [perf wstrzymać] się [od głosu]

2. abstain (not indulge):

to abstain from sth

powstrzymywać [perf powstrzymać] się od czegoś

to abstain from alcohol

nie pić alkoholu

to abstain from smoking

nie palić papierosów

to abstain from sex

zachowywać wstrzemięźliwość seksualną

Ejemplos de uso para abstain

to abstain from sth

powstrzymywać [perf powstrzymać] się od czegoś

to abstain from sex

zachowywać wstrzemięźliwość seksualną

to abstain from alcohol

nie pić alkoholu

to abstain from smoking

nie palić papierosów

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

They refuse participation in ecumenical and interfaith activities, abstain from celebrating religious holidays, and reject many customs they claim have pagan origins.

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She abstains, musing on the events of the past few days.

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He contracts a fever and his doctor tells him that to heal he must abstain from smoking.

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At that time ministers of the church were actually implored by church guidelines to abstain from political representation.

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Abstentions do not count in tallying the vote negatively or positively; when members abstain, they are in effect attending only to contribute to a quorum.

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The central committee voted overwhelmingly for his dismissal: 106 members voted for his expulsion, eight voted against, and 18 abstained.

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The word is also used in humorous sense to mean abstaining from work.

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He voted with the members of his party 96% of the time, and abstained from 5% of the votes.

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Out of 419 representatives, 223 voted for, 35 voted against and 161 abstained.

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Swan was later found to have broken a pledge made by the playing group to abstain from drinking alcohol for the remainder of the season.

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