Translation of "abstain" into Spanish

Abstenerse

IPA : /əbsten/

synonyms:

• desist,
• refrain

Tom was told to abstain from smoking and drinking.

A Tom le dijeron que se abstuviera de fumar y beber.

I abstain from voting.

Me abstengo en la votación.

If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action.

Si a lo largo de tu vida te abstienes de asesinar, robar, fornicar, perjurar, blasfemar y faltarle el respeto a tus padres, a tu iglesia y a tu rey, convencionalmente se te considera merecedor de admiración moral incluso si nunca has hecho un solo tipo o generoso o acción útil.