abstenerse
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin abstinere.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /absteˈneɾse/ [aβ̞s.t̪eˈneɾ.se]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾse
- Syllabification: abs‧te‧ner‧se
Verb[edit]
abstenerse (first-person singular present me abstengo, first-person singular preterite me abstuve, past participle abstenido)
- (reflexive) to abstain, to forbear
- Se abstiene de fumar en el coche.
- She abstains from smoking in the car.
- Te puedes quedar con tal de abstenerte de hablar.
- You can stay as long as you refrain from speaking.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of abstenerse (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “abstener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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