¡Santo cielo!

¡Santo cielo!(
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An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
interjection
a. Good heavens!
¡Santo cielo! Mira lo que ha envejecido Pablo en un año. Tiene que dejar de trabajar tanto.Good heavens! Look at how much Pablo has aged in a year. He needs to stop working so much.
b. My goodness!
¡Santo cielo! Esa es la montaña rusa más grande que he visto en mi vida.My goodness! That is the biggest roller coaster I've seen in my life.
c. Goodness gracious!
¡Santo cielo! ¡A Juan se le olvidó buscar a la abuela en el aeropuerto!Goodness gracious! Juan forgot to pick up grandma at the airport!
d. Good God!
Jorge acaba de llamar para cancelar la cena. Su esposa tuvo un ataque de asma y está en el hospital. - ¡Santo cielo!Jorge just called to cancel the dinner. His wife had an asthma attack and is in the hospital. - Good God!
a. Good heavens!
¿Amelia no ha llegado todavía? ¡Santo cielo! Esa mujer va a llegar tarde a su propio funeral.Amelia hasn't arrived yet? Good Heavens! That woman will be late for her own funeral.
b. Good grief!
¡Santo cielo! ¿Sigues en la ducha? Ha pasado una hora desde que entraste.Good grief! Are you still in the shower? It's been an hour since you got in.
a. Good God!
¡Santo cielo! No puedo creer que Lucas le gritó de esa manera al jefe. ¡Otra escena de esas y nos bota a todos!Good God! I can't believe Lucas yelled at the boss like that. Another outburst like that one and he'll fire us all!
b. Good grief!
Mi vecino no paraba de acosar a mi hija, así que ayer fui a su casa y lo confronté enfrente de su esposa. - ¡Santo cielo! ¿Y ella cómo reaccionó?My neighbor wouldn't stop harassing my daughter, so yesterday I went to his house and confronted him in front of his wife. - Good grief! How did she react?
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