abstentionEnglish → SpanishOxford English–Spanishabstention /AmE əbˈstɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n , BrE əbˈstɛnʃ(ə)n / noun 1 [countable and uncountable]: (refusal to vote) abstención f2 [uncountable]: (avoidance) (formal) abstinencia f abstention from sth/ -ing abstinencia de algo/+ inf