refrain
/ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/ nom B2En français : refrain
- The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
- A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.
Pluriel refrains
Dans la bibliothèque
Today is the 29th of August; the 21st of September will, therefore, be the conclusion of the term agreed on, and till that time arrives—and it is the advice of a gentleman which I am about to give you—till then we will refrain from growling and barking like two dogs chained within sight of each other.”
He then said to himself, “I shall no longer distress myself at being struck at by these Gamecocks, when I see that they cannot even refrain from quarreling with each other.”
Fernand closed his eyes, a burning sensation passed across his brow, and he was compelled to support himself by the table to prevent his falling from his chair; but in spite of all his efforts, he could not refrain from uttering a deep groan, which, however, was lost amid the noisy felicitations of the company.
So goes the old refrain.
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