stint

stint
stint
tr[stɪnt]
noun
1 (period of work) período, temporada; (shift) turno, tanda; (fixed amount of work) parte nombre femenino
I had a stint as a barman trabajé de camarero durante una temporada
have you done your stint? ¿has hecho tu parte?
transitive verb
1 (food) escatimar
2 (deprive) privar
don't stint yourself of food no te prives de comida
intransitive verb
1 escatimar (on, -)
don't stint on the garlic no escatimes el ajo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
without stint generosamente
stint ['stɪnt] vt
: escatimar
to stint oneself of: privarse de
stint vi
to stint on : escatimar
stint n
: período m
stint
n.
destajo s.m.
limitación s.f.
límite s.m.
restricción s.f.
tarea s.f.
v.
restringir v.
ser económico v.
stɪnt
I
noun
1) c
a) (fixed amount, share)

I've done my stint for today — hoy ya he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba or lo que me correspondía

b) (period) período m

he did a five-year stint in the army — pasó (un período de) cinco años en el ejército

her brief stint as a guide — la breve temporada en que trabajó de guía

2) u

without stint — generosamente, sin restricciones


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<food\>\> escatimar

to stint somebody OF something — escatimarle algo a alguien

she stinted herself of food for our sake — se privó de comer por nosotros


2.
vi

to stint ON something — escatimar algo

[stɪnt]
1. 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

2.
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

3.
VI

he did not stint on praise — no escatimó elogios

* * *
[stɪnt]
I
noun
1) c
a) (fixed amount, share)

I've done my stint for today — hoy ya he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba or lo que me correspondía

b) (period) período m

he did a five-year stint in the army — pasó (un período de) cinco años en el ejército

her brief stint as a guide — la breve temporada en que trabajó de guía

2) u

without stint — generosamente, sin restricciones


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<food\>\> escatimar

to stint somebody OF something — escatimarle algo a alguien

she stinted herself of food for our sake — se privó de comer por nosotros


2.
vi

to stint ON something — escatimar algo


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