verb🔗ShareCesó, se abstuvoTo stop (an action); cease, desist."The teacher stinted her lecture when the fire alarm sounded. "La profesora cesó su conferencia cuando sonó la alarma de incendios.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDejar de hablar, abstenerse de hablarTo stop speaking or talking (of a subject)."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.languagecommunicationlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscatimar, ser tacañoTo be sparing or mean."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.charactermoralattitudevalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRestringir, limitarTo restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance."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.amounteconomybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsignar, encomendarTo 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."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.jobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePreñar(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal."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.animalagriculturebiologysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLimitado, restringidoConstrained; restrained; confined."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.conditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
