Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| holy adj. | santo, santa | ||||||
| sainted - used before noun adj. chiefly [hum.] | santo, santa | ||||||
| sacred adj. [REL.] | santo, santa | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| name day | el santo | ||||||
| saint's day | el santo | ||||||
| saint [REL.] | el santo | la santa [Catholicism] | ||||||
| hallow archaic - a saint [REL.] | el santo | la santa | ||||||
| cemetery | campo santo | ||||||
| patron (Brit.) [REL.] | el (santo) patrón | ||||||
| password [MIL.] | el santo y seña | ||||||
| watchword [MIL.] | el santo y seña | ||||||
| code word or: codeword, code-word [MIL.] | el santo y seña | ||||||
| Congregation of the Faith [REL.] | Santo Oficio - actualmente | ||||||
| burial ground | campo santo | ||||||
| burying ground | campo santo | ||||||
| churchyard | campo santo | ||||||
| graveyard | campo santo | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| Holy mackerel! | ¡Santo Dios! | ||||||
| Holy smoke! [sl.] | ¡Santo Dios! | ||||||
| to work wonders | ser mano de santo [coll.] | ||||||
| to lose the thread | írsele a alguien el santo al cielo [fig.] | ||||||
| to lose the plot | írsele a alguien el santo al cielo [fig.] | ||||||
| to be left on the shelf | quedarse para (or: pa') vestir santos [fig.] [pej.] | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| Saint, saint, Santa, scant, slant | antro, Canto, canto, manto, saíno, salto, sano, Santa, santa, tanto, Tanto |
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