Словарь синонимов английского языка - refrain

(v) 1. Esually, refrain from. keep (from), forbear, abstain (from), eschew, avoid: Whatever you do, refrain from whistling on board his boat. 2. stop, cease, give ep, discontinue, desist, quit, leave off, renounce: You must refrain from calling the headmaster, 'Pops', even if he is your father. (n) melody, song, tune, chorus, burden, reprise: It was one of those long boring folk songs with a refrain that we were all supposed to join in.