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stint1 vb 1. to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something) 2. Archaic to stop or check (something) n 1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an allotted or fixed amount of work 2. a limitation or check 3. Obsolete a pause or stoppage [Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see stunt1] stinter n stint2 n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (or Erolia), such as C. minuta (little stint) [Old English; related to Middle High German stinz small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see stunt1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stint noun Translations stint [stɪnt] A. N 1. (= amount of work) to do a or one's stint (at) → hacer su parte(de) I've done my stint → he hecho lo que me corresponde 2. (= period) → periodo m, período m she did a two-year stint on the committee → fue miembro del comité durante un periodo or período de dos años after a brief stint in a law firm he went to Hong Kong → tras una breve temporada trabajando en un bufete de abogados, se fue a Hong-Kong 3. without stint → libremente, generosamente B. VT → limitar, restringir he did not stint his praises → no escatimó elogios to stint sb of sth → privar a algn de algo, dar a algn menor cantidad de algo de la que pide or necesita to stint o.s → estrecharse, privarse de cosas don't stint yourself! → ¡no te prives de nada! to stint o.s. of sth → privarse de algo, negarse algo, no permitirse algo stint [ˈstɪnt] n → passage m I first met her during my stint in Washington → Je l'ai rencontrée pour la première fois lors de mon passage à Washington. his stint in the merchant navy → son passage dans la marine marchande to have a stint as sth → faire un passage en tant que qch stint n (= allotted amount of work) → Arbeit f, → Aufgabe f; (= share) → Anteil m, → Teil nt or m (→ of an +dat); to do one’s stint (= daily work) → seine Arbeit leisten or tun; (= one’s share) → sein(en) Teil beitragen or tun; a 2-hour stint → eine 2-Stunden Schicht; he did a five-year stint on the oil rigs → er hat fünf Jahre auf Ölplattformen gearbeitet; my stint was from 3 to 6/lasted two hours → ich war von 3 bis 6/zwei Stunden lang dran; he has done his stint of washing up → er hat seinen (An)teil am Abwaschen geleistet; would you like to do a stint at the wheel? → wie wärs, wenn du auch mal fahren würdest?; that was a long stint → das hat vielleicht lange gedauert!; I’ve finished my stint for today → für heute habe ich genug getan; he does a stint in the gym/at the computer every day → er betätigt sich jeden Tag eine Weile in der Turnhalle/am Computer without stint → ohne Einschränkung vt → sparen mit, knausern mit; to stint somebody of something → jdm gegenüber mit etw knausern; of praise, reward → jdm etw vorenthalten; to stint oneself (of something) → sich (mit etw) einschränken stint [stɪnt] 1. n to do one's stint (at sth) → fare la propria parte (di qc) I do a stint in the pool every day → faccio una nuotata in piscina ogni giorno to do a stint at the wheel (Aut) → fare il proprio turno al volante 2. vt he did not stint his praises → non è stato avaro di complimenti don't stint yourself! (iro) → non farti mancare niente! stint [stɪnt] 1. n to do one's stint (at sth) → fare la propria parte (di qc) I do a stint in the pool every day → faccio una nuotata in piscina ogni giorno to do a stint at the wheel (Aut) → fare il proprio turno al volante 2. vt he did not stint his praises → non è stato avaro di complimenti don't stint yourself! (iro) → non farti mancare niente! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" And turning to his man, who had come to take me, "Give this horse a right good feed of bruised oats, and don't stint him. "Don't stint yourself, we'll settle afterwards," he added, turning to Rostov. Much of both did men do, and also did Steward do, ere, his daily six-quart stint accomplished, he turned homeward for bed. |
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