verb🔗ShareCesar, detenerseTo stop (an action); cease, desist."Seeing the storm clouds gather, the hikers stinted their ascent and turned back. "Al ver las nubes de tormenta reunirse, los excursionistas detuvieron su ascenso y regresaron.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDejar de hablar, abstenerse de hablarTo stop speaking or talking (of a subject)."After arguing with her brother about chores, Sarah stinted on the subject of who was responsible for cleaning the bathroom. "Después de discutir con su hermano sobre las tareas domésticas, Sarah dejó de hablar sobre quién era responsable de limpiar el baño.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSer tacaño, escatimarTo be sparing or mean.""The company was stinting on office supplies, even basic items like paper and pens." "La empresa era tacaña con los suministros de oficina, incluso con artículos básicos como papel y bolígrafos.valuecharacterattitudeeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRestringir, limitar, escatimarTo restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance."The budget committee stinted the department's spending on new equipment to ensure they remained within the allocated funds. "El comité de presupuesto restringió el gasto del departamento en equipos nuevos para asegurar que se mantuvieran dentro de los fondos asignados.economybusinessfinanceamountChat 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 foreman was stinting each worker a section of the road to pave; once completed, they were free to go home for the day. "El capataz estaba asignando a cada trabajador una sección de la carretera para pavimentar; una vez completada, podían irse a casa por el día.jobworkbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePreñar(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal."The experienced farmer was confident he'd be stinting many of his mares this breeding season, given the quality of the stallion. "El granjero experimentado confiaba en que preñaría a muchas de sus yeguas en esta temporada de cría, dada la calidad del semental.animalbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAhorro, tacañeríaAct of one who stints."Her constant stinting on groceries, despite having plenty of money, made family dinners unnecessarily bland and unsatisfying. "Su constante tacañería en la compra de comestibles, a pesar de tener mucho dinero, hacía que las cenas familiares fueran innecesariamente insípidas e insatisfactorias.attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
