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1 stint
stint [stɪnt]1 noun∎ she did a stint in Africa/as a teacher elle a travaillé pendant un certain temps en Afrique/comme professeur;∎ she had a two-year stint in the army elle a fait deux ans dans l'armée;∎ we expect everybody to do their stint nous attendons de chacun qu'il fournisse sa part du travail;∎ I'll take or I'll do another stint at the wheel je vais reprendre le volant(a) (skimp on) lésiner sur;∎ don't stint the cream ne lésine pas sur la crème∎ he's incapable of stinting himself of anything il est incapable de se priver de quoi que ce soit∎ British to stint on sth lésiner sur qch -
2 stint
A n1 ( period of work) to do a three-year stint in Africa/with a company travailler trois ans en Afrique/pour une entreprise ; to do a six-month stint as president/as a teacher être président/professeur pendant six mois ; to do one's stint at the wheel conduire à son tour ; during my three-day stint as a secretary pendant la période de trois jours où j'étais secrétaire ; I've done my stint for today j'en ai assez fait pour aujourd'hui ;2 ( limitation) without stint généreusement.
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