Translation of "Abstain" in Spanish

I abstain from voting.

Me abstengo de votar.

They abstain from alcohol.

Ellos son abstemios.

My father tries to abstain from drinking.

- Mi padre trata de dejar de beber.
- Mi padre intenta dejar de beber.

- We abstain from alcohol.
- We don't drink.

- Nosotros no consumimos bebidas espirituosas.
- No bebemos.

- They abstain from alcohol.
- They don't drink.

Ellos no ingieren alcohol.

The doctor advised him to abstain from drinking.

Su médico le recomendó que se abstuviera de beber.

Tom was told to abstain from smoking and drinking.

Le dijeron a Tom que se contuviera de fumar y beber.

The doctor has ordered the patient to abstain from wine.

El doctor le ordenó al paciente que se abstuviera de tomar vino.

He was told to abstain from drinking by the doctor.

El médico me ordenó abstenerme de beber alcohol.

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 en toda tu vida te abstienes de asesinar, robar, fornicar, cometer perjurio, blasfemar y faltar al respeto a tus padres, tu iglesia o tu rey, eres convencionalmente considerado alguien que merece admiración moral, incluso si no has realizado ninguna acción generosa o amable o útil.