stint

periodo

Periodo dedicato a un lavoro o un’attività specifica, oppure trascorso in un luogo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: spell, period, stretch

Espressioni comuni: a short stint, stint as something, stint in prison

lesinare

Fornire o usare troppo poco di qualcosa, spesso per risparmiare denaro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: stint on something (Do not stint on fresh ingredients.)

Sinonimi: skimp, scrimp

Espressioni comuni: stint on something, never stint, stint on quality

fermare, cessare

Interrompere qualcosa o porvi fine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: stop, halt, end

Contrari: start

Espressioni comuni: stint the tears, stint the quarrel