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dint

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dint  (dnt)
n.
1. Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work.
2. A dent.
tr.v. dint·ed, dint·ing, dints
1. To put a dent in.
2. To impress or drive in forcibly.

[Middle English; see dent1.]

dint
Noun
by dint of by means of: by dint of their own efforts [Old English dynt a blow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dint - interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

dint >> by dint of by means of, using, by virtue of, by force of
Translations

dint [dɪnt] n by dint of (doing) sth → a fuerza de (hacer) algo
dint [dɪnt] n by dint of (doing) sth → à force de (faire) qch
dint [dɪnt] n by dint of → durch +acc
dint [dɪnt] n by dint of (doing) sth → a forza di (fare) qc

dint
n dint [dint]
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by dint of
by means of He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work.by krag vanبِفَضْلِ جُهودِهِпосредствомpomocí, díkyved hjælp afmittelsχάρη σεa fuerza de(millegi) varalاز طریقjonkin voimallaà force deבְּאֶמצָעוּתप्रयत्नzahvaljujući, zbogvmi segítségéveldengan saranavegnaa forza di~によって...에 의해서dėkaar kaut kā palīdzībudengan caradoor middel vanved (hjelp av)dzięki, drogąà força dedatorităпосредствомpomocous pomočjopomoćumed hjälp av, genomเนื่องจากsayesinde憑借,由於за допомогоюکے ذریعےbằng cách

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By dint of leaping, climbing, gambolling amid the abysses of the gigantic cathedral he had become, in some sort, a monkey and a goat, like the Calabrian child who swims before he walks, and plays with the sea while still a babe.
At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted, and Barth took the road to Kano, where he arrived by dint of perseverance, and after paying considerable tribute.
She had never been permitted to wear it before, and it had only been by dint of much coaxing that she had induced Aunt Janet to let her wear it to the concert.
 
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