abster
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin abstinēre, present active infinitive of abstineō (“I abstain”), with conjugation based on ter.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abster (first-person singular present absteño, first-person singular preterite abstiven, past participle abstido)
abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstivem or abstive, past participle abstido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of abster (irregular)
Reintegrated conjugation of abster (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abster”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- “abster” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin abstinēre (“to abstain”), with conjugation based on ter.
Pronunciation
[edit]
Verb
[edit]abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstive, past participle abstido)
- (transitive) to keep, to prevent (to stop someone from doing something) [with direct object ‘someone’ and de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’]
- As dores o abstiveram de viajar.
- The pains kept him from travelling.
- (pronominal) to abstain, to refrain (to deliberately not do, have or make use of something pleasurable) [with de ‘from something’ or de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’]
- Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de chocolate.
- This diet requires you to abstain from chocolate.
- Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de comer chocolate.
- This diet requires you to abstain from eating chocolate.
- (pronominal) to keep one’s composure
- Não importa quantos insultos ouvir, abstenha-se.
- No matter how many insults you hear, keep calm.
- (pronominal) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from voting)
- Nenhuma das opções é boa, então eu me abstenho.
- None of the options is good, so I abstain.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of abster (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abster”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “abster”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “abster” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “abster”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “abster”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “abster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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