AFSTOD in English translation

• refrained
• abstained
• ceded
• gave up
• waived

Examples of using Afstod in Danish and their translations into English

De eneste omstændigheder, hvor jeg ville tale, er, hvis nogen personligt afstod deres privilegium.
The only circumstance by which I would talk is if someone personally waived their privilege.

Eftersom der er dele af forslaget, jeg er enig i, afstod jeg derfor fra at stemme om det første
Because there were parts of the proposal I agreed with, I abstained from voting in the first case

Til gengæld for 1,25 milliarder amerikanske dollars fordelt over en 12-årig periode afstod Kommissionen og medlemsstaterne fra at gå videre med retssagen ved domstolen i New York.
In exchange for USD 1.25 billion, to be spread over a 12-year period, the Commission and the Member States refrained from proceeding with the action before the New York court.

måtte affinde sig med den fuldbyrdede kendsgerning, og afstod i 1659 lenet til sin svigersøn som en del af datterens medgift.
with the accomplished fact, and in 1659 ceded the county to his son as part of his daughter's dowry.

Profeten(s) afstod fra at spise honning på grund af nogle af sine hustruer.
The Prophet(s) abstained from eating honey, due to the behavior of some of his wives.

i Avra for Laura, hvor violinerne kunne lægges ind i en discorytme, men jeg afstod.
where the violins could have been added in a disco rhythm, but I refrained.

gjorde det imidlertid til en betingelse, at vi frivilligt afstod Norge til Sverige.
however made the pre-condition that we voluntarily ceded Norway to Sweden.

Vi afstod imidlertid fra at stemme om både teksterne
However, we abstained from voting on both the text and the proposed budget

gang fået en konge, der fuldstændig afstod fra at blande sig i politiske beslutninger.
Denmark for the first time had a king who refrained entirely from interfering in political decisions.

Han tjente ingen penge ved sin bedrift, og han afstod fra at modtage den amerikanske Fields-medalje.
He earned no money by his achievement, and he refrained from receiving the American Fields medal.

den britiske regering afstod fra at yde koncernen yderligere støtte.
that the British Government refrain from giving other aid in addition.

Tyskland presset Rumænien afstod den sydlige del af Dobruja område mellem Donau Rive
Germany pressured Romania to cede the southern portion of Dobruja, the territory between the Danube Rive

Og forlod kongressen, idet han afstod fra at fremsætte de indsigelser mod beretningens hovedindhold, som han allerede havde forberedt.
And withdrew from the Congress without stating the objections he had already prepared on the substance of the report.

Der fandt tre forhandlingsrunder sted, hvilket resulterede i, at maoisterne afstod fra deres krav om en afskaffelse af monarkiet.
Three rounds of negotiations resulted in the Maoists abandoning their demand for the abolition of the monarchy.

Den 19. december2 erklærede Rådet sig re de til at acceptere panelets konklusioner på betingelse af, at De Forenede Stater afstod fra at træffe unilaterale foranstaltninger over for Fællesskabet.
On 19 December the Council expressed its willingness to accept the panel's conclusions provided that the United States abandoned unilateral measures against the Community.2.

forudsat at de afstod fra plyndringer.
on condition that they desisted from plunder.

I spurgte ikke, hvad jeg syntes, fØr I afstod fra De Mægtiges arv.
You know it's not like anydody asked for my opinion before abandonning the Charmed legacy in the first place.

Man kan forestille sig at han også afstod fra at angribe London, fordi det ville bringe ham i åben modsætning til Thorkel Høje,
One can imagine that he also refrained from attacking London because it would bring him in open contradiction to Thorkell the Tall,

Foruden hensynet til dette princip afstod vi også fra at stemme på grund af den grundlæggende præmis for EU's udvidelsesproces i betragtning af den kapitalistiske natur af integrationsprocessen
Besides this principle, we also abstained from this vote because of the fundamental basis of EU enlargement processes, given the capitalist nature of the integration process

Idet Moses som bekendt afstod fra herskeres og stormænds normale gravkult
Because Moses as is known refrained from the normal burial cult