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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]
a hollow made by a blow; a dent. duik بَعْجَه، إنْبِعاج удар důlek bule; mærke die Beule βαθούλωμα abolladura mõlk فرورفتگی؛ قرشدگی lommo bosse שֶׁקָע गड्ढा, निशान ulupina, uleknina horpadás penyok dæld ammaccatura くぼみ 움푹 팬 자국 įlenkimas iedobums; iespiedums kemik deuk bulk, bule, merke wgięcie mossa adâncitură выбоина jamka buška udubljenje märke, avtryck รอยบุ๋ม çöküntü, çentik 凹痕 відбиток, слід від удару چوٹ لگنے سے پڑنے والا گڈھا vết đòn
by dint of
by means of He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work. by krag van بِفَضْلِ جُهودِهِ посредством pomocí, díky ved hjælp af mittels χάρη σε a fuerza de (millegi) varal از طریق jonkin voimalla à force de בְּאֶמצָעוּת प्रयत्न zahvaljujući, zbog vmi segítségével dengan sarana vegna a forza di ~によって ...에 의해서 dėka ar kaut kā palīdzību dengan cara door middel van ved (hjelp av) dzięki, drogą à força de datorită посредством pomocou s pomočjo pomoću med hjälp av, genom เนื่องจาก sayesinde 憑借,由於 за допомогою کے ذریعے bằng cách


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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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