stint

dönem, süre

Belirli bir iş veya etkinlikle uğraşılan ya da bir yerde kalınan süre.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: 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.)

Eş anlamlılar: spell, period, stretch

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a short stint, stint as something, stint in prison

kısmak, cimrilik etmek

Genellikle para biriktirmek amacıyla bir şeyi gereğinden az vermek veya kullanmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: stint on something (Do not stint on fresh ingredients.)

Eş anlamlılar: skimp, scrimp

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: stint on something, never stint, stint on quality

durdurmak, kesmek

Bir şeyi durdurmak veya sona erdirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: stop, halt, end

Zıt anlamlılar: start

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: stint the tears, stint the quarrel