refrain

If one accepts the statement in question No. 1, one must abolish one of the fundamental principles of international relations, which is refraining from the use or threat of force.
Embrasser l'affirmation qui figure dans le commentaire no 1 reviendrait à abolir l'un des principes de base des relations internationales, celui du non-recours à la force ou à la menace de la force.
The FOMC is refraining from tightening as even though the Fed Funds rate is low, it should have gone negative after the crisis but was constrained by the zero bound;
Le FOMC s’abstient de resserrer sa politique, car même si le taux des fonds fédéraux est faible, il aurait dû passer en territoire négatif après la crise, mais en a été empêché par la borne inférieure du zéro ;
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