Contenerse y no hacer algo.
To stop yourself from doing something.
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Por favor, absténgase de fumar. — Please refrain from smoking.
Todos cantaron el estribillo. — Everyone sang the refrain.
¿Podría abstenerse de hablar durante la película? — Could you refrain from talking during the film?
Ese estribillo se te queda en la cabeza. — That refrain gets stuck in your head.
Decidí abstenerme hasta saber más. — I decided to refrain until I knew more.
¿Te acuerdas del estribillo de esa canción? — Do you remember the refrain of that song?
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