San

adj.

1 Saint.

San Bernardo saint Bernard (perro)

san José Saint Joseph

2 St., saint.

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san

► adjetivo

1 saint

■ San Carlos Saint Charles {{Table 1}}NOTA Used before names of male saints except for Tomás, Tomé, Toribio and Domingo. See also santo,-a {{/Table 1}}

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SM [apócope de santo] saint

San Juan — Saint John

cerca de San Martín — near St Martin's (church)

se casarán por San Juan — [en sentido extenso] they'll get married sometime in midsummer; [estrictamente] they'll get married round about St John's Day

santo, lunes

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adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint

el 19 de marzo es San José — March 19th is St Joseph's Day

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= S..

Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.

Ex. S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.

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* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.

* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.

* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.

* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.

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adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint

el 19 de marzo es San José — March 19th is St Joseph's Day

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= S..

Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.

Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.

* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.

* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.

* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.

* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.

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San

adjective

(apócope de santo¹ adj A. (↑ santo (1)) usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint

San Pedro y San Pablo St Peter and St Paul

el 19 de marzo es San José March 19th is St Joseph's Day

San Cristóbal (santo) St Christopher; (medalla) St Christopher medallion, St Christopher

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Multiple Entries:
San    
san
San adjetivo (apócope de

◊ santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint

san adjetivo saint
San Pedro, Saint Peter ➣ santo,-a

'san' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
por
- S.
- San Salvador
- veranillo
- canal
- falla
- San
- santo
English:
Boxing Day
- Indian summer
- midway
- saint
- San Marino
- Santa Claus
- St
- valentine
- bedlam
- Indian
- lady
- midsummer
- stop

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san¹ adj santo is shortened to san when it comes before a man's name, except before the names Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio.

Saint

Comp

Urug San Antonio [mariquita] Br ladybird, US ladybug;

San Bernardo [perro] Saint Bernard;

San Cristóbal y Nieves [federación] Saint Kitts and Nevis;

San Francisco [ciudad] San Francisco;

San José [santo] Saint Joseph;

[de Costa Rica] San José; Andes, Méx San Lunes = imaginary saint's day cited as an excuse for not going to work on Monday;

estaba festejando el San Lunes he had a bad attack of lazyitis and didn't go to work on Monday;

San Marino San Marino;

RP San Pablo [ciudad] São Paulo;

San Petersburgo Saint Petersburg;

San Salvador San Salvador

san² nm

Ven = popular savings scheme

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San

adj Saint

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San santo

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San abr St. / Saint

San Juan St. John