intransitive verb to refrain from something estar-se d'alguna cosa to refrain from + gerund abstenir-se de + infinitiu I couldn't refrain from laughing no em podia estar de riure Vegeu també refrain 1
adjective refrescant figurative interessant , estimulant it's a refreshing change to find this aquesta novetat és interessant de trobar It's refreshing to hear some new ideas és estimulant d'escoltar idees noves it was quite refreshing to hear him era reconfortant d'escoltar-lo refreshing sleep descans \ son reparador