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Summary

French to English: more detail...

refrain:
- refrain; song; melody; tune
Wiktionary:
- refrain → refrain, chorus
- refrain → refrain

English to French: more detail...

refrain:
- refrain
Wiktionary:
- refrain → refrain
- refrain → refréner
- refrain → refrain

French

Detailed Translations for refrain from French to English

refrain:

refrain [le ~] nom

le refrain
the refrain
- refrain [the ~] nom
le refrain (air; mélodie)
the song; the melody; the tune
- song [the ~] nom
- melody [the ~] nom
- tune [the ~] nom

Translation Matrix for refrain:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
melody	air; mélodie; refrain	air; ballade; chanson; chant; mélodie
refrain	refrain
song	air; mélodie; refrain	air; ballade; ballade chantée; chanson; chant; mélodie
tune	air; mélodie; refrain	air; ballade; chanson; chant; mélodie
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
tune		adapter; ajuster; augmenter; dresser; fonder; instaurer; intensifier; raccommoder; régler; édifier; élever; ériger; établir

Synonyms for "refrain":

ballade; chanson; lied; poème; air; romance; couplet; complainte; litanie; aubade; ritournelle; rengaine; tube; comptine; disque; enregistrement; microsillon; musique; leitmotiv; antienne; thème; rabâchage; radotage; répétition; chant; scie

Wiktionary Translations for refrain:

refrain

noun

Un ou plusieurs mots qui se répéter à la fin de chaque couplet d’une chanson, d’une ballade, d’un rondeau, etc.
- refrain → refrain

refrain

noun

repeated part of a song
- chorus → refrain
burden of song
- refrain → refrain

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• refrain	→ refrain	↔ refrein — muziek\|nld gelijke woorden of versregels die aan het eind van de coupletten van een lied of gedicht telkens herhaald worden
• refrain	→ refrain	↔ Refrain — sich wiederholender Teil von Musik oder Gedichten zwischen oder nach Strophen

English

Detailed Translations for refrain from English to French

refrain:

refrain [the ~] nom

the refrain
le refrain
- refrain [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for refrain:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
refrain	refrain	melody; song; tune
-	chorus
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	abstain; desist; forbear

Related Words for "refrain":

refrains

Synonyms for "refrain":

Antonyms for "refrain":

act; consume

Related Definitions for "refrain":

the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers¹
choose not to consume¹
resist doing something¹
- He refrained from hitting him back¹

Wiktionary Translations for refrain:

refrain

noun

burden of song
- refrain → refrain

refrain

noun

Un ou plusieurs mots qui se répéter à la fin de chaque couplet d’une chanson, d’une ballade, d’un rondeau, etc.
- refrain → refrain

verb

rare|fr ralentir.
- refréner → restrain; refrain

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• refrain	→ refrain	↔ refrein — muziek\|nld gelijke woorden of versregels die aan het eind van de coupletten van een lied of gedicht telkens herhaald worden
• refrain	→ refrain	↔ Refrain — sich wiederholender Teil von Musik oder Gedichten zwischen oder nach Strophen

Related Translations for refrain

refrain from

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