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sábado, 7 de abril de 2012

Word of the Day: Stint


Stint:  limite, limitação, restrição, economia, quantidade ou quantia guardada, tarefa com prazo limitado, restringir, limitar, economizar, racionar, poupar
Synonyms:  hitch, stint, tenure, tour, scant, skimp (on), stint (on)
“After a stint in the military that brought him to Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, he joined the Police Department in 1984 and seven years later was attached to its gang unit.” (www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)