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Meanings of desist in anglès

portuguès
se
català
deixar
espanyol
desistir

Choose not to consume.

deixar
Usage of desist in anglès
1
Mr O'Donoghue has asked the parties involved to desist from further comment.
The Irish Times
2
Another site, yahoo-sex.com, is reported to have received a cease-and-desist letter recently.
Wired
3
They had disregarded the command of the officer in charge to desist.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
4
He ordered them to desist; but they danced on in reckless mirth.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
5
First, he must desist from frightening the children in their early sleep.
Ghosts
6
Her impression of tragedy was so strong she urged us to desist.
Ghosts
7
Caroline had the good grace to blush, but she did not desist.
Drood: a novel
8
He may entreat his priest to desist; but his entreaties are drowned.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
9
Naturally they warned me to desist in this mad policy of independence.
The Net
10
She sat up on the sofa and sternly commanded Tessa to desist.
The Lamp in the Desert
11
The mere touch gave him agony and he was forced to desist.
Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
12
The moment I mentioned love to her she told me to desist.
Dear Brutus
13
With a motion of his hand he gave the order to desist.
Two Sides of the Face: Midwinter Tales
14
Then he tried again to walk, but had to desist in despair.
On the Trail of Pontiac; Or, The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio
15
They became so common that the church ordered her priests to desist.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
16
Then Clay motioned with his empty hand for the other to desist.
Soldiers of Fortune
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United States of America
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