English to Yoruba Meaning of refrain - refrain

Refrain :

refrain

noun

ègbè, ẹrù, kokandinlogbon, fii, tcnu

verb

oju dá, pa ninu, pada, dekun, pada jade

Refrain :: refrainRefrained :: refrainedRefraining :: fasẹhinRefrains :: refrains

← Refractory

refresh →

Share This

Definitions of refrain in English

Noun(1) the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
Verb(1) resist doing something(2) choose not to consume

Examples of refrain in English

(1) We have heard the usual refrain about big companies swallowing up small ones and limiting diversity.(2) ├ö├ç├┐Poor Tom├ö├ç├û had become the constant refrain of his friends(3) The plucked guitar finally overtakes the melodic refrain near the end of the piece, eventually wiping the beginning from memory.(4) Although this has been a constant refrain in the past few years, little has been done to achieve this goal.(5) Integration, integration, integration, is her constant refrain .(6) And off she went, singing a sad, sad refrain .(7) Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that it is boring; I must, however, warn you that the melodic refrain is so soothing that, at times, you may find yourself being lulled to sleep.(8) "We can't just let him starve to death, " is a common refrain heard from family members.(9) Mary J Blige has even changed the refrain of the song, and sings, ├ö├ç├┐No more war.├ö├ç├û(10) In later years these words would become a familiar refrain .(11) Now, that's becoming almost a familiar refrain when we're talking about the Defence Department.(12) A constant refrain from Australian political parties not only in the recent election campaign but for generations has been that Australia cannot afford more money for national defence.(13) In these ten short verses, the refrain , ├ö├ç├┐Do not fear,├ö├ç├û occurs three times.(14) The refrain goes, " living in the wild wild west".(15) Jeremy Soule provides the music with an occasional refrain from John Williams' classic soundtrack.(16) As the refrain of the country song goes, ├ö├ç├┐O Please, Dear God, Not Another One.├ö├ç├û

Related Phrases of refrain

(1) to refrain from ::

lati refrain lati

Related Phrases of refrain

(1) to refrain from ::

lati refrain lati

Synonyms

Noun

1. chorus ::

ègbè

Verb

2. abstain from ::

o fà sẹhin kuro

3. desist from ::

dekun lati

4. hold back from ::

mu pada lati

5. stop oneself from ::

da oneself lati

7. avoid ::

yago fun

8. eschew ::

eschew

9. shun ::

Shun

10. renounce ::

renounce

11. swear off ::

bura si pa

12. forswear ::

ìbúra

13. abjure ::

abjure

Different Forms

refrain, refrained, refraining, refrains

Word Example from TV Shows

and carry me around the cafeteria, please REFRAIN.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

Per our roommate agreement, kindly REFRAIN from raucous laughter...

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 24

Ah, normally I REFRAIN from alcohol,

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 20

So please REFRAIN

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

Examples of refrain from TV Shows

and carry me around the cafeteria, please REFRAIN.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

Per our roommate agreement, kindly REFRAIN from raucous laughter...

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 24

Ah, normally I REFRAIN from alcohol,

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 20

So please REFRAIN

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

English to Yoruba Dictionary: refrain

Meaning and definitions of refrain, translation in Yoruba language for refrain with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of refrain in Yoruba and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'refrain'

What refrain means in Yoruba, refrain meaning in Yoruba, refrain definition, examples and pronunciation of refrain in Yoruba language.

English to Yoruba Dictionary: refrain

Meaning and definitions of refrain, translation in Yoruba language for refrain with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of refrain in Yoruba and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'refrain'

What refrain means in Yoruba, refrain meaning in Yoruba, refrain definition, examples and pronunciation of refrain in Yoruba language.