santo

=

saint

noun

santo, -a
adjective
1. holy (sagrado)
  • el santo, -a Padre -> the Holy Father
  • la Santa Sede -> the Holy See
2. saintly (virtuoso)
3. damn (informal) (dichoso)
  • todo el santo, -a día -> all day long
  • el teléfono lleva sonando toda la santa mañana -> the damn phone hasn't stopped ringing all morning
masculine or feminine noun
4. saint (religion) (& figurative)
masculine noun
5. saint's day (onomástica)
  • el día de Todos los Santos -> All Saints' Day
6. illustration (ilustración)
7. (contraseña)
  • santo, -a y seña -> password
8. (expresiones)
  • ¿a santo, -a de qué? -> why on earth?, for what earthly reason?
  • desnudar a un santo, -a para vestir a otro -> to rob Peter to pay Paul
  • se le fue el santo, -a al cielo -> he completely forgot
  • llegar y besar el santo, -a -> to get it at the first attempt
  • no es santo, -a de mi devoción -> he's not my cup of tea
  • quedarse para vestir santos -> to be left on the shelf

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santo [sahn’-to]
noun
1. Saint, the image of a sa (m)
interrogative
2. Watchword. (Military)
  • Santo Tomás -> St
  • Llegar y besar el santo -> to pull it off at the first attempt
  • Se le fue el santo al cielo -> he forgot what he was about to say
  • Santo y seña -> password
  • No es santo de mi devoción -> I’m not very keen on him
  • Desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro -> to rob Peter to pay Paul
Thomas. Llegar y besar el santo, to pull it off at the first attempt. Se le fue el santo al cielo

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"santo" in the Answers forum
Q: sagrado or santo?
A: Lazarus, I think Shelly just made a typo, and it was supposed to read "I heard it's "Espíritu Santo" but "Santo" means "saint" not "holy."" Shelly, as…
Q: In which countries you celebrate a name-day (el santo)?
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Q: Eso no quiere decir que él sea un santo
A: Hi Nila For American English >Eso no significa que él sea un santo PRESENT (that does not mean he was a saint). American English The present subjective…
Q: How do you abbreviate "San" or "Santa" or "Santo" in Spanish?
A: San is Sn., Santa is Sta., & Santa is Sto.
Q: When saying San or Santo, the rule is when there is a consonant followed by an…
A: clipped this from dictionary: san adj. (contr. of santo used before masc. names except for Tomás, Tomé, Toribio, and Domingo) San Martín Saint Martin…
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