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stinted

/ˈstɪntɪd/ /ˈstɪntəd/

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verb

Cesó, se abstuvo

To stop (an action); cease, desist.

Examples :

"The teacher stinted her lecture when the fire alarm sounded. "

La profesora cesó su conferencia cuando sonó la alarma de incendios.

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verb

Dejar de hablar, abstenerse de hablar

To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).

Examples :

"After mentioning her bad grade, she stinted on further details about the exam. "

Después de mencionar su mala nota, dejó de dar más detalles sobre el examen.

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verb

Escatimar, ser tacaño

To be sparing or mean.

Examples :

"The baker stinted on the chocolate chips, so the cookies were disappointing. "

El panadero escatimó en las chispas de chocolate, por lo que las galletas fueron decepcionantes.

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verb

Restringir, limitar

To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.

Examples :

"Because the bakery was struggling, the owner stinted on the amount of fruit he used in the pies to save money. "

Debido a que la panadería estaba en dificultades, el dueño restringió la cantidad de fruta que usaba en los pasteles para ahorrar dinero.

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verb

Asignar, encomendar

To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.

Examples :

"The farmer stinted each worker to harvesting three rows of corn, after which they were free to go home. "

El granjero asignó a cada trabajador la tarea de cosechar tres filas de maíz, después de lo cual podían irse a casa.

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verb

Preñar

(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.

Examples :

"The farmer was pleased; his best mare had been stinted this spring and should deliver a foal next year. "

El granjero estaba contento; su mejor yegua había sido preñada esta primavera y debería parir un potro el año que viene.

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adjective

Limitado, restringido

Constrained; restrained; confined.

Examples :

"Her artistic growth was stinted by the school's rigid focus on technical drawing, leaving little room for creative expression. "

Su crecimiento artístico se vio limitado por el enfoque rígido de la escuela en el dibujo técnico, dejando poco espacio para la expresión creativa.

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