- saint
- seint, ](before a name) snt
noun1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) santo, santa2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) santo, trozo de pan•- saintly- saintliness
saint n santoSaintnoun1 (before most masculine names) san; (before masculine names beginning with Do- or To-) santo; (before feminine names) santa■ Saint Paul San Pablo■ Saint Thomas Santo Tomássaint ['seɪnt,] before a name [.seɪnt] or [sənt] n: santo m, -ta fSaint Francis: San FranciscoSaint Rose: Santa Rosasaintadj.• santo, -a adj.n.• san s.m.• santa s.f.• santo s.m.seɪntnouna) (canonized person) santo, -ta m,fshe was made a saint in 1912 — la canonizaron en 1912
b) Saint seɪnt, sənt (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) (unselfish person) santo, -ta m,f[seɪnt]he's no saint — no es ningún santito (fam)
1. N1) santo(-a) m / fsaint's day — fiesta f (de santo)
All Saints' Day — día m de Todos los Santos (1 noviembre)
my mother was a saint — (fig) mi madre era una santa
she's no saint — iro ella no es una santa, que digamos
2) (in names)Saint John — San Juan
Saint Bernard — (=dog) perro m de San Bernardo
Saint Elmo's fire — fuego m de Santelmo
Saint Kitts — (in West Indies) San Cristóbal
Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
Saint Theresa — Santa Teresa
valentineSaint Vitus' dance — baile m de San Vito
3) (as name of church)they were married at Saint Mark's — se casaron en la iglesia de San Marcos
2.CPDSaint Lawrence (River) N —
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the Saint Lawrence (River) — el (río) San Lorenzo* * *[seɪnt]nouna) (canonized person) santo, -ta m,fshe was made a saint in 1912 — la canonizaron en 1912
b) Saint [seɪnt, sənt] (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) (unselfish person) santo, -ta m,fhe's no saint — no es ningún santito (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
