stint

période, passage

Période consacrée à un travail ou une activité précise, ou passée dans un lieu.

En anglais simple : A period of time spent doing a particular job or activity, or staying somewhere.

• She did a short stint abroad.
• He returned after a stint in prison.
• My stint as a waiter lasted six months.

Comment l'utiliser : a stint as someone (She did a stint as a tour guide.); a stint in something (He served a short stint in the army.); a stint at something (A stint at the local newspaper taught her a lot.)

Synonymes : spell, period, stretch

Expressions courantes : a short stint, stint as something, stint in prison

lésiner

Fournir ou utiliser trop peu de quelque chose, souvent pour économiser de l’argent.

En anglais simple : To provide or use too little of something, often because you want to save money.

• Do not stint on food.
• They never stinted on their guests’ comfort.
• We saved money without stinting on quality.

Comment l'utiliser : stint on something (Do not stint on fresh ingredients.)

Synonymes : skimp, scrimp

Expressions courantes : stint on something, never stint, stint on quality

arrêter, faire cesser

Interrompre quelque chose ou y mettre fin.

En anglais simple : To stop something or bring it to an end.

• She could not stint her tears.
• No kind words could stint his weeping.
• They tried to stint the quarrel before it grew worse.

Synonymes : stop, halt, end

Contraires : start

Expressions courantes : stint the tears, stint the quarrel