Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin abstinēre, present active infinitive of abstineō (I abstain), with conjugation based on ter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /absˈteɾ/ [aβ̞s̺ˈt̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: abs‧ter

Verb

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abster (first-person singular present absteño, first-person singular preterite abstiven, past participle abstido)
abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstivem or abstive, past participle abstido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (reflexive) to abstain

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abstinēre (to abstain), with conjugation based on ter.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbʃˈteɾ/ [ɐβʃˈteɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbʃˈte.ɾi/ [ɐβʃˈte.ɾi]

  • Rhymes: -eʁ, -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: abs‧ter

Verb

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abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstive, past participle abstido)

  1. (transitive) to keep, to prevent (to stop someone from doing something) [with direct object ‘someone’ and de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’]
    As dores o abstiveram de viajar.
    The pains kept him from travelling.
  2. (pronominal) to abstain, to refrain (to deliberately not do, have or make use of something pleasurable) [with de ‘from something’ or de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’]
    Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de chocolate.
    This diet requires you to abstain from chocolate.
    Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de comer chocolate.
    This diet requires you to abstain from eating chocolate.
  3. (pronominal) to keep one’s composure
    Não importa quantos insultos ouvir, abstenha-se.
    No matter how many insults you hear, keep calm.
  4. (pronominal) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from voting)
    Nenhuma das opções é boa, então eu me abstenho.
    None of the options is good, so I abstain.

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