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stint

They had hoped to let off some steam after also putting in long stints of promo work.They put in a good long winter stint of sleep.The troubled singer had been terrified about what people back home thought of his stint in rehab.Increasingly this will include a stint working for ourselves.Those who do the weekend festival stint get time off in lieu.He had a slow first stint and then he just got faster and faster.He had served time for burglary and his sporadic work history included stints at a steak house and a pizza place.He deserved a longer stint in prison which may have acted as a deterrent to others who are cruel to animals.That prompted speculation that he would cut short his stint in Victoria.Six years is his average stint in one job and with one company, he says.The short first stint was something different, they were again told.Now that work stint has finished, but the spark has gone from our relationship.Oh, and there was also that stint in rehab.And that was just in his first stint as Real president.Most of us crave a varied career, including a stint working for ourselves.The hope now is that his Achilles holds up to what may be a long stint in the field.Although a doctor advised that he should go into foster care, he was sent home after only a short stint.A dozen short stints in jail.I look for people who have done four or five-year stints.Still, it's always worth spending a stint on the balcony. Second stint with Portugal, has lost just twice this time around.She will end her five-year stint on the BBC1 hit after more dramatic storylines this year.But it was a short stint as a labourer on a dairy farm in south-west England that he enjoyed the most.

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stint

British English: stint NOUN
A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
He is returning to this country after a five-year stint abroad.
  • American English: stint
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tarefa
  • Chinese: 一段时间
  • European Spanish: período
  • French: séjour
  • German: Zeit
  • Italian: periodo di lavoro
  • Japanese: 任期
  • Korean: > 기간활동 등을 한
  • European Portuguese: tarefa
  • Latin American Spanish: período

Chinese translation of 'stint'

stint

(stɪnt)

n (c)

  1. 时(時)间(間) (shíjiān)

vi

  1. don't stint on ... 别(別)舍(捨)不得 ... (bié shěbude ... )
(noun) 
Definition
a given amount of work
a five-year stint in Hong Kong
Synonyms
term
a 12-month term of service
time
For a long time I didn't tell anyone.
turn
Let each child have a turn at fishing.
bit
Let's wait a bit.
period
a period of a few months
share
tour
He volunteered for two tours of duty during the campaign.
shift
His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
stretch
He would study for eight- to ten-hour stretches.
spell
There has been a spell of dry weather.
quota
The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
assignment
(verb) 
Definition
to be miserly with (something)
He didn't stint on the special effects.
Synonyms
be mean
hold back
be sparing
scrimp
She has to scrimp and save to clothe her son.
skimp on
save
The majority of people intend to save.
withhold
begrudge
economize
We're going to have to economize on our spending from now on.
be frugal
be parsimonious
be mingy (British, informal)
spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bit
Definition
a short time or distance
Let's wait a bit.
Synonyms
little while,
time,
second,
minute,
moment,
spell,
instant,
tick (British, informal),
jiffy (informal)
in the sense of economize
Definition
to reduce expense or waste
We're going to have to economize on our spending from now on.
Synonyms
cut back,
save,
save money,
be sparing,
cut costs,
be economical,
scrimp,
scrimp and save,
retrench,
be frugal,
make economies,
cut expenditure,
tighten your belt,
be on a shoestring,
draw in your horns,
husband your resources
in the sense of period
Definition
a portion of time
a period of a few months
Synonyms
time,
term,
season,
space,
run,
stretch,
spell,
phase,
patch (British, informal),
interval,
span

Synonyms of 'stint'

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in the sense of quota
Definition
the prescribed number or quantity allowed, required, or admitted
The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
Synonyms
share,
allowance,
ration,
allocation,
part,
cut (informal),
limit,
proportion,
slice,
quantity,
portion,
assignment,
whack (informal),
dispensation
in the sense of save
Definition
to set aside or reserve (money or goods) for future use
The majority of people intend to save.
Synonyms
budget,
be economical,
economize,
scrimp and save,
retrench,
be frugal,
make economies,
be thrifty,
tighten your belt (informal),
watch your pennies,
draw in your horns
in the sense of scrimp
Definition
to be very sparing in the use of something
She has to scrimp and save to clothe her son.
Synonyms
economize,
save,
scrape,
limit,
reduce,
pinch,
stint,
shorten,
curtail,
skimp,
be frugal,
pinch pennies,
tighten your belt,
straiten
in the sense of shift
Definition
the period of time worked by such a group
His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
Synonyms
stint,
stretch,
spell,
work period
in the sense of spell
Definition
a period of time of weather or activity
There has been a spell of dry weather.
Synonyms
period,
time,
term,
stretch,
turn,
course,
season,
patch,
interval,
bout,
stint
in the sense of stretch
Definition
extent in time
He would study for eight- to ten-hour stretches.
Synonyms
period,
time,
spell,
stint,
run,
term,
bit,
space
in the sense of time
Definition
at the speed of one's choice
For a long time I didn't tell anyone.
Synonyms
period,
while,
term,
season,
space,
stretch,
spell,
phase,
interval,
span,
period of time,
stint,
duration,
length of time,
time frame,
timeline
in the sense of tour
Definition
a period of service, esp. in one place
He volunteered for two tours of duty during the campaign.
Synonyms
stint,
turn,
shift,
stretch,
spell,
period of service,
period of enlistment
in the sense of turn
Definition
the right or opportunity to do something in an agreed order or succession
Let each child have a turn at fishing.
Synonyms
opportunity,
go,
spell,
shot (informal),
time,
try,
round,
chance,
period,
shift,
crack (informal),
succession,
fling,
stint,
whack (informal)
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