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unduly compelling a Government or an international organisation to perform or abstain from performing any act, or
contraindre indûment des pouvoirs publics ou une organisation internationale à accomplir ou à s'abstenir d'accomplir un acte quelconque, ou
Staff shall abstain from any action and, in particular, any public expression of opinion which may reflect on their position.
L'agent doit s'abstenir de tout acte et, en particulier, de toute expression publique d'opinions qui puisse porter atteinte à la dignité de sa fonction.
The sound is so familiar in the woods, that none of the Hurons paid it the least attention. Hist, however, instantly ceased talking, and sat motionless. Still she had sufficient self-command to abstain from turning her head.
Ce son est si commun dans les bois, qu’aucun des Hurons n’y fit la moindre attention ; mais Hist cessa de parler sur-le-champ, et elle resta immobile ; cependant elle eut assez d’empire sur elle-même pour ne pas tourner la tête.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
In that report, the hospital had invited "the Board to consider whether or not the order to abstain serves any useful purpose with regard to either the protection of the public, or the reintegration of Mr. Owen to society":
L'hôpital y avait invité [traduction] « la Commission à s'interroger sur l'utilité réelle de rendre une ordonnance d'interdiction à l'égard de M. Owen pour assurer la protection du public ou sa réinsertion sociale » :
The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be made by a majority of its members, who may not abstain from voting.
Les sentences arbitrales sont rendues à la majorité des membres du tribunal , qui ne peuvent s'abstenir de voter.
He stated that he had no intention to abstain from the use of alcohol and drugs.
Il a affirmé n'avoir nullement l'intention de s'abstenir de consommer de l'alcool et des drogues.
Any IOC members from a country whose city is a candidate in the election must abstain from taking part in rounds as long as the city is still included in the voting.
Un membre du CIO originaire d'un pays présentant une ville candidate ne peut pas prendre part au vote aussi longtemps que la ville est en lice.
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The official shall abstain from communicating the decision to other sources until the person or persons concerned have been informed.
Le fonctionnaire s'abstient de communiquer la décision à d'autres sources aussi longtemps que la ou les personnes concernées n'ont pas été informées.
However, it should be borne in mind in future that its decision to abstain was of a preliminary nature and taken with reservations.
Il ne faudra pas perdre de vue cependant que cette décision de s'abstenir lors du vote a été prise à titre préliminaire et sous réserve.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
Contracting Parties that abstain from voting are considered as not voting.
Les parties contractantes qui s'abstiennent sont considérées comme non votantes.
In the mean time, the Indian and his friend had their secret consultation; for, though it wanted some three or four hours to the rising of the star, the former could not abstain from canvassing his scheme, and from opening his heart to the other.
De leur côté, l’Indien et son ami se consultèrent entre eux ; car, quoique l’étoile ne dût paraître que deux ou trois heures plus tard, Chingachgook ne put s’empêcher de discuter son projet, et de communiquer ses pensées à son ami.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
For those reasons, it would abstain in the voting.
Elle s'abstiendra donc lors du vote.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
And though the record is essentially silent regarding H.L.'s efforts at rehabilitation, it appears from his evidence at trial that he was at least then making an effort to abstain from any further consumption of alcohol.
Même si le dossier ne révèle essentiellement rien au sujet de ses efforts de réadaptation, le témoignage de H.L. au procès permettait de conclure qu'il avait tenté à tout le moins de mettre fin à sa consommation d'alcool.
They shall abstain from any measure which is liable to jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.
Elles s'abstiennent de toute mesure susceptible de mettre en péril la réalisation des objectifs du présent accord.
A theologian of remarkable ability, Monsignor Fornaro incurred no other reproach than that of occasionally sacrificing to literature by contributing articles, which he carefully abstained from signing, to certain religious reviews.
Théologien remarquable, il encourait le seul reproche de sacrifier parfois à la littérature, en écrivant dans les revues religieuses des articles, qu’il avait la haute prudence de ne pas signer.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile

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abstain

verb
Basic forms
Pastabstained
Imperativeabstain
Present Participle (Participle I)abstaining
Past Participle (Participle II)abstained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I abstainwe abstain
you abstainyou abstain
he/she/it abstainsthey abstain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am abstainingwe are abstaining
you are abstainingyou are abstaining
he/she/it is abstainingthey are abstaining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have abstainedwe have abstained
you have abstainedyou have abstained
he/she/it has abstainedthey have abstained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been abstainingwe have been abstaining
you have been abstainingyou have been abstaining
he/she/it has been abstainingthey have been abstaining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I abstainedwe abstained
you abstainedyou abstained
he/she/it abstainedthey abstained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was abstainingwe were abstaining
you were abstainingyou were abstaining
he/she/it was abstainingthey were abstaining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had abstainedwe had abstained
you had abstainedyou had abstained
he/she/it had abstainedthey had abstained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been abstainingwe had been abstaining
you had been abstainingyou had been abstaining
he/she/it had been abstainingthey had been abstaining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will abstainwe shall/will abstain
you will abstainyou will abstain
he/she/it will abstainthey will abstain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be abstainingwe shall/will be abstaining
you will be abstainingyou will be abstaining
he/she/it will be abstainingthey will be abstaining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have abstainedwe shall/will have abstained
you will have abstainedyou will have abstained
he/she/it will have abstainedthey will have abstained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been abstainingwe shall/will have been abstaining
you will have been abstainingyou will have been abstaining
he/she/it will have been abstainingthey will have been abstaining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would abstainwe should/would abstain
you would abstainyou would abstain
he/she/it would abstainthey would abstain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be abstainingwe should/would be abstaining
you would be abstainingyou would be abstaining
he/she/it would be abstainingthey would be abstaining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have abstainedwe should/would have abstained
you would have abstainedyou would have abstained
he/she/it would have abstainedthey would have abstained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been abstainingwe should/would have been abstaining
you would have been abstainingyou would have been abstaining
he/she/it would have been abstainingthey would have been abstaining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am abstainedwe are abstained
you are abstainedyou are abstained
he/she/it is abstainedthey are abstained
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being abstainedwe are being abstained
you are being abstainedyou are being abstained
he/she/it is being abstainedthey are being abstained
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been abstainedwe have been abstained
you have been abstainedyou have been abstained
he/she/it has been abstainedthey have been abstained
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was abstainedwe were abstained
you were abstainedyou were abstained
he/she/it was abstainedthey were abstained
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being abstainedwe were being abstained
you were being abstainedyou were being abstained
he/she/it was being abstainedthey were being abstained
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been abstainedwe had been abstained
you had been abstainedyou had been abstained
he/she/it had been abstainedthey had been abstained
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be abstainedwe shall/will be abstained
you will be abstainedyou will be abstained
he/she/it will be abstainedthey will be abstained
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been abstainedwe shall/will have been abstained
you will have been abstainedyou will have been abstained
he/she/it will have been abstainedthey will have been abstained