Refrain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

resist doing something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfɹˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfɹˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn/.

Examples

He refrained from hitting him back
she could not forbear weeping
I abstain from alcohol

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abstain forbear desist chorus

Antonyms

consume act

Parts of Speech

noun	the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
verb	resist doing something “He refrained from hitting him back”
verb	choose not to consume “I abstain from alcohol”

Word Forms

choral	adjective	related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir
chorus	verb	sing in a choir
forbearance	noun	a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
abstinent	adjective	self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
abstention	noun	the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstinent	noun	a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstainer	noun	a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstinence	noun	the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

s'abstenir

la partie d'une chanson où un soliste est rejoint par un groupe de chanteurs

🇪🇸Spanish

abstenerse

la parte de una canción donde un solista se une a un grupo de cantantes

🇮🇹Italian

ritornello

la parte di una canzone in cui un solista è affiancato da un gruppo di cantanti

🇳🇱Dutch

nalaten

het deel van een lied waarin een solist wordt bijgestaan door een groep zangers

🇵🇹Portuguese

refrão

a parte de uma música em que um solista é acompanhado por um grupo de cantores

🇷🇺Russian

припев

часть песни, в которой к солисту присоединяется группа певцов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोकना

गीत का वह भाग जहाँ एक एकल कलाकार के साथ गायकों का एक समूह शामिल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরত থাকা

একটি গানের অংশ যেখানে একজন একাকী গায়কদের একটি দল দ্বারা যোগদান করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்க்கவும்

ஒரு பாடலின் ஒரு பகுதி பாடகர்களின் குழுவுடன் ஒரு தனிப்பாடலைச் சேர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

మానుకోండి

గాయకుల బృందంతో సోలో వాద్యకారుడు చేరిన పాట భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळा

गाण्याचा भाग जिथे एकल वादक गायकांच्या गटाद्वारे सामील होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાળો

ગીતનો ભાગ જ્યાં ગાયકોના જૂથ દ્વારા એકલવાદક જોડાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

ಗಾಯಕರ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಏಕವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ವಾದಕನನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡ ಹಾಡಿನ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്ടുനിൽക്കുക

ഒരു കൂട്ടം ഗായകർ ഒരു സോളോയിസ്റ്റ് ചേരുന്ന ഒരു ഗാനത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਹੇਜ਼ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਗਾਣੇ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਗਾਇਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੰਗਲਿਸਟ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گریز

گانے کا وہ حصہ جہاں گلوکاروں کے ایک گروپ کے ساتھ ایک سولوسٹ شامل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

避免

歌曲中独唱者与一群歌手一起演唱的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

控える

ソリストが歌手のグループに加わる曲の部分

🇰🇷Korean

그만두다

독주자가 가수 그룹과 합류하는 노래의 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiềm chế

phần của bài hát trong đó một nghệ sĩ solo tham gia cùng một nhóm ca sĩ

🇹🇭Thai

งดเว้น

ส่วนหนึ่งของเพลงที่นักร้องเดี่ยวเข้าร่วมโดยกลุ่มนักร้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menahan diri

bagian dari lagu di mana seorang solois bergabung dengan sekelompok penyanyi

🇵🇭Filipino

umiwas

ang bahagi ng isang awit kung saan ang isang soloista ay kasama ng isang grupo ng mga mang-aawit

🇲🇾Malay

menahan diri

bahagian lagu di mana seorang pemain solo disertai oleh sekumpulan penyanyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمتنع

جزء من الأغنية حيث ينضم إلى عازف منفرد مجموعة من المطربين

🇮🇷Persian

خودداری کنید

بخشی از یک آهنگ که در آن گروهی از خواننده ها به یک تک نواز ملحق می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçınmak

Bir şarkının bir solistin bir grup şarkıcıyla birleştiği kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִמָנַע

החלק בשיר שבו מצטרפת לסולן קבוצת זמרים

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