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abstain

[əb'steɪn] брит. / амер.

гл.

  1. воздерживаться

  2. воздержаться (при голосовании); не голосовать

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abstain

воздерживаться (от совершения действия)

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Subsequently, the delegations of Botswana and Turkey informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain in the vote.
Впоследствии делегации Ботсваны и Турции информировали Секретариат, что они намеревались воздержаться при голосовании.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Cases of abstaining from consumption of ethyl alcohol by patients were identified for a period of examination and after for more than a month.
Отмечены случаи воздержания больных от этилового спирта в течение всего периода наблюдения и потом в течение более месяца.
On the 1st of May the Executive Committee, having passed through all the stages of vacillation known to nature, decided by a majority of 41 votes against 18, with 3 abstaining, to enter into a coalition government.
Первого мая Исполнительный комитет, пройдя все существующие в природе стадии колебаний, большинством в 41 голос против 18 при 3 воздержавшихся постановил наконец принять участие в коалиционном правительстве.
Trotsky, Leon / History of the Russian RevolutionТроцкий, Лев / История русской революции
История русской революции
Троцкий, Лев
© Терра-Книжный клуб, 1997
History of the Russian Revolution
Trotsky, Leon
© Translated by Max Eastman
© by the University of Michigan 1932, 1933, 1960, renewed 1961
The delegation of Cuba subsequently indicated that it had intended to abstain
Впоследствии делегация Кубы указала, что она намеревалась воздержаться
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Calls for abstaining from using the universality of human rights as a pretext to interfere in the states' internal affairs and undermine their national sovereignty.
призывает воздерживаться от использования универсальности прав человека в качестве предлога для вмешательства во внутренние дела государств и нарушения их национального суверенитета;
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
"Art thou not tired, my brave Terentius?" the emperor asked, hardly able to abstain from smiling.
— Не устал ли ты, мой храбрый Теренций? — спросил его император, сдерживая улыбку.
Perelman, Yakov / Figures For FunПерельман, Яков / Живая математика
Живая математика
Перельман, Яков
Figures For Fun
Perelman, Yakov
Mr. Ellahi (Pakistan): Pakistan will abstain in the vote on draft resolution A/C.1/59/L.50.
Г-н Эллахи (Пакистан) (говорит по-английски): Пакистан воздержится при голосовании по проекту резолюции A/C.1/59/L.50.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
none voted against and 31 abstained.
против не проголосовало ни одно государство и 31 государство воздержалось.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
There was no limit to his drinking powers, but he could abstain from drink altogether; he sometimes went too far in his pranks; but he could do without pranks altogether.
Пить он мог до бесконечности, но мог и совсем не пить; иногда проказил даже непозволительно, но мог и совсем не проказить.
Достоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказаниеDostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
But perhaps he will not come; he may write, or he may come himself, and studiously abstain from meeting me-he did when he went away.
Но, возможно, он не приедет; он может написать или приехать и старательно избегать встречи со мной — он это сделал, когда уезжал.
Диккенс, Чарльз / Приключения Оливера ТвистаDickens, Charles / Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles
© 1990 by Random House, Inc.
Приключения Оливера Твиста
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1958
The fact that Canada had abstained was not because it saw immobility as an appropriate way to move forward.
Канада воздержалась, но не потому, что считает бездействие лучшим средством для продвижения вперед.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Unduly compel a public agency or an international organisation to take measures or abstain from measures,
ненадлежащим образом вынуждают государственное учреждение или международную организацию принимать меры или воздержаться от применения мер,
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Twenty-seven countries had voted in favour of the resolution, 11 were against and 14 abstained.
За эту резолюцию проголосовали 27 стран, против - 11 и воздержались - 14.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
By carefully abstaining from looking towards those behind him, he lessened the chances of discovery, and waited with the indomitable patience of an Indian for the instant when he should be required to act.
Он ни разу не позволил себе оглянуться назад из опасения быть узнанным и с непоколебимым терпением индейца выжидал, когда настанет время действовать.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
This understanding enabled my delegation to abstain rather than vote against this draft resolution.
Исходя из этого понимания, моя делегация решила не голосовать против данного проекта резолюции, а воздержаться.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010

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Collocations

abstain from entering into contract
воздерживаться от заключения договора
to abstain
воздерживаться
to abstain from voting
воздерживаться от голосования
abstaining person
лицо, воздержавшееся при голосовании
person abstaining from voting
лицо, не участвующее в голосовании
abstain from
воздерживаться от
abstain from voting
воздержаться от голосования
abstain on a draft resolution
воздерживаться при голосовании проекта резолюции

Word forms

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