refrain

refrain

Partie d’une chanson ou d’un poème répétée après chaque couplet ou strophe.

En anglais simple : The part of a song or poem that is repeated after each verse.

• Everyone joined in the refrain.
• The song has a catchy refrain.
• She repeated the refrain after each verse.

Synonymes : chorus

Expressions courantes : sing the refrain, repeated refrain, catchy refrain

retenir, réfréner

Retenir ou maîtriser une personne, un sentiment ou une action.

En anglais simple : To hold back or control a person, feeling, or action.

• She struggled to refrain her anger.
• He refrained himself and remained silent.
• The old teacher urged the boy to refrain his tongue.

Comment l'utiliser : refrain oneself (He could scarcely refrain himself when he heard the insult.)

Synonymes : restrain, check, hold back

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : refrain yourself, refrain your anger, refrain your tongue