sano
adjetivo
1 (con salud) [+persona] healthy; [+órgano] sound; [+fruta] unblemished
cortar por lo sano to take extreme measures; go right to the root of the problem
sano, -a
adjective
1
healthy
(saludable)
- un ejercicio/clima muy sano, -a -> a very healthy exercise/climate
- hacer vida sana -> to have a healthy lifestyle
- sano, -a y salvo -> safe and sound
2
wholesome
(positivo) (ambiente, educación)
3
intact, undamaged
(entero)
- no quedó ni un vaso sano, -a -> not a glass was left unbroken o undamaged
also:
- cortar por lo sano, -a -> to make a clean break
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sano [sah'-no, nah]
adjective
1
Sound (madera, órgano), healthy (clima), wholesome, hale, hearty; salutary; sane; secure.
2
Sincere, well-disposed, discreet, wise, steady.
3
Safe, free from fault, harmless.
4
Entire, complete: Sano y salvo, safe and sound.
- No ha quedado plato sano en toda la casa -> there wasn's a plate left whole in the house
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