sanctuary

sanctuary
'sæŋk uəri
plural - sanctuaries; noun
1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) santuario
2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) refugio, salvación; asilo
3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) reserva
sanctuary
tr['sæŋktjʊərɪ]
noun (pl sanctuaries)
1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL (sacred palce) santuario; (chancel) presbiterio
2 (gen) refugio, protección nombre femenino; (asylum) asilo
3 (for animals) reserva
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to take sanctuary refugiarse
sanctuary ['sæŋkʧʊ.ɛri] n, pl -aries
1) : presbiterio m (en una iglesia)
2) refuge: refugio m , asilo m
sanctuary
n.
• asilo s.m.
• refugio s.m.
• sagrado s.m.
• sagrario s.m.
• santuario s.m.
'sæŋktʃueri, 'sæŋktjʊəri
noun (pl -ries)
a) u (protection, safety) asilo m, refugio m

to take sanctuary — refugiarse; (claiming protection of a church) acogerse* a sagrado

b) c (place of refuge) santuario m, refugio m
c) c (for animals) reserva f
['sæŋktjʊǝrɪ]
N (Rel) santuario m ; (fig) (=refuge) asilo m ; (for wildlife) reserva f

to seek sanctuary — acogerse a sagrado

to seek sanctuary in — refugiarse en

to seek sanctuary with — acogerse a

* * *
['sæŋktʃueri, 'sæŋktjʊəri]
noun (pl -ries)
a) u (protection, safety) asilo m, refugio m

to take sanctuary — refugiarse; (claiming protection of a church) acogerse* a sagrado

b) c (place of refuge) santuario m, refugio m
c) c (for animals) reserva f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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