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1 stint
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb3. nounstint on something — an etwas (Dat.) sparen
1) (allotted amount) [Arbeits]pensum, das2) (limitation)* * *[stɪnt]I. nto do one's \stint seinen Teil beitragenhe has just finished his \stint of compulsory military service er hat soeben die vorgeschriebene Wehrdienstzeit abgeleistether most productive period was her five-year \stint as a foreign correspondent ihre produktivste Zeit waren die fünf Jahre, die sie als Auslandskorrespondentin verbrachte▪ without \stint ohne EinschränkungII. vtthe company \stints money on safety measures in the factory die Firma spart bei den Sicherheitsmaßnahmen in der FabrikIII. vi* * *[stɪnt]1. nhe did a five-year stint on the oil rigs —
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?
he does a stint in the gym/at the computer every day — er betätigt sich jeden Tag eine Weile in der Turnhalle/am Computer
2)2. vtsparen mit, knausern mitto stint sb of sth of praise, reward — jdm gegenüber mit etw knausern jdm etw vorenthalten
3. vito stint on sth — mit etw sparen or knausern
* * *stint1 [stınt]A v/tstint o.s. of sich einschränken mit, sich etwas versagen2. mit Geld, Lob etc knausernC s1. Be-, Einschränkung f:without stint ohne Einschränkung, reichlich, rückhaltlos2. a) (vorgeschriebenes) Maßb) (zugewiesene) Arbeit, Pensum n:do one’s daily stint sein Tagespensum erledigen* * *1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbstint oneself [of something] — sich [mit etwas] einschränken
3. nounstint on something — an etwas (Dat.) sparen
1) (allotted amount) [Arbeits]pensum, das2) (limitation)* * *v.beschränken v.einschränken v.umschränken v. -
2 stint oneself someone of something
English-German idiom dictionary > stint oneself someone of something
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3 unstinting
adjectivebe unstinting in something — mit etwas nicht geizen
* * *un·stint·ing[ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ]she is \unstinting in her generosity ihre Großzügigkeit kennt keine Grenzento be \unstinting in one's efforts/praise keine Mühen scheuen/mit Lob nicht sparen* * *[ʌn'stIntɪŋ]adjperson großzügig; kindness, generosity uneingeschränkt, unbegrenzt; support uneingeschränkt, vorbehaltlos; work unermüdlichto be unstinting in one's praise of sth — etw uneingeschränkt or vorbehaltlos loben
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stint — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a limited or fixed period of work or effort (+ as): the beginning of her stint as waitress | do a stint: Mark did a two year stint in the army. | do your stint (=do some work that other people also have to do … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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stint — I [[t]stɪnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: to stint on food[/ex] 2) archaic to cease action; desist 3) to limit to a certain amount, number, etc., often unduly 4) archaic to bring to an end; check 5) cvb a period of… … From formal English to slang
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