santísimo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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santísimo (santísima) ADJ

Santísimo N m

santo1 (santa) ADJ

See also San

I.santo2 (santa) N m (f) santo

1. santo (persona):

santo (santa)
saint
imágenes de santos
images of saints
se ha portado como una santa
she's been a little angel
no te hagas el santo
don't act o come over all virtuous
se necesita una paciencia de santo para ese trabajo
you need the patience of a saint to do that kind of work
tu madre es una santa
your mother's a saint
la fiesta de todos los Santos
All Saints' (Day)
¡por todos los santos!
for Heaven's o goodness' sake!
¿a santo de qué? o ¿a qué santo? inf
why on earth? inf
¿a qué santo tuviste que ir a decírselo?
why on earth did you have to go and tell him?
cada uno o cada cual para su santo inf nada de pagar tú todo, cada uno para su santo
you're not footing the bill, everyone can pay for themselves o pay their share
trabaja cada cual para su santo
everyone is just working for themselves
comerse los santos inf
to be very holy
con el santo de espaldas
ill-starred
con el santo de espaldas
unlucky
darse de santos Mex inf
to think oneself lucky inf
desnudar o desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro
to rob Peter to pay Paul
ni tanto que queme al santo, ni tanto que no lo alumbre Col
try to strike a happy medium
no es santo de mi/tu/su devoción
he/she is not my/your/his favorite person
no sé/sabía a qué santo encomendarme inf
I don't/didn't know which way to turn inf
quedarse para vestir santos
to be left on the shelf
se me/le fue el santo al cielo
it went right out of my/his head
ser llegar y besar el santo inf no te creas que fue llegar y besar el santo
don't think it was just handed to me/him on a plate o that it just fell into my/his lap
te/le sienta como a un santo un par de pistolas inf, hum
it looks awful on you/him o it doesn't suit you/him at all
tener santos en la corte Chil inf
to have friends in high places inf

II.santo N m

Santísimo Sacramento N m

año santo N m

palo santo N m

campo santo N m

santo patrono N m LatAm

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I.santo (-a) [ˈsan·to, -a] ADJ

II.santo (-a) [ˈsan·to, -a] N m (f)

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santo varón fig
extremely kind and patient man
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Easter Wednesday

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