stint

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stint
[stɪnt]
sustantivo
1período (m) (period)
  • to take a stint at the wheel -> tomar el relevo al volante
  • he had a two-year stint in the army -> sirvió por un período de dos años en el ejército
verbo transitivo
2escatimar
  • to stint oneself -> privarse de algunas cosas (en beneficio de otras personas)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to stint on something -> escatimar algo

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stint [stint]
1Limitar, restringir dentro de límites fijos; roporcionar o servir escasamente.
2Señalar, repartir una tarea determinada.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Ceñirse, ser económico o parsimonioso. (n)
va.

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stint [stɪnt]
noun
1 (amount of work)
to do a one's stint (at)or 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 período de dos años;or 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
verb:transitive
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 necesita;or 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
verb:intransitive
he did not stint on praise no escatimó elogios

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Verb Conjugation for "stint"

Imperative
  • stint
  • you stint
  • he/she stints
  • we stint
  • you stint
  • they stint
Preterite
  • I stinted
  • you stinted
  • he/she stinted
  • we stinted
  • you stinted
  • they stinted
Present Continuous
  • I am stinting
  • you are stinting
  • he/she is stinting
  • we are stinting
  • you are stinting
  • they are stinting
Present Perfect
  • I have stinted
  • you have stinted
  • he/she has stinted
  • we have stinted
  • you have stinted
  • they have stinted
Past Continuous
  • I was stinting
  • you were stinting
  • he/she was stinting
  • we were stinting
  • you were stinting
  • they were stinting
Past Perfect
  • I had stinted
  • you had stinted
  • he/she had stinted
  • we had stinted
  • you had stinted
  • they had stinted
Future
  • I will stint
  • you will stint
  • he/she will stint
  • we will stint
  • you will stint
  • they will stint
Future Perfect
  • I will have stinted
  • you will have stinted
  • he/she will have stinted
  • we will have stinted
  • you will have stinted
  • they will have stinted
Future Continuous
  • I will be stinting
  • you will be stinting
  • he/she will be stinting
  • we will be stinting
  • you will be stinting
  • they will be stinting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stinting
  • you have been stinting
  • he/she has been stinting
  • we have been stinting
  • you have been stinting
  • they have been stinting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stinting
  • you will have been stinting
  • he/she will have been stinting
  • we will have been stinting
  • you will have been stinting
  • they will have been stinting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stinting
  • you had been stinting
  • he/she had been stinting
  • we had been stinting
  • you had been stinting
  • they had been stinting
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