santo1

santo1
1 = saint.
Ex. The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
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* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.
* adoración de los santos = saint worship.
* desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.
* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.
* día de un santo = saint's day.
* efecto del santo = halo effect.
* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.
* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.
* Posesivo + santo = Posesivo + saint's day.
* santo Job = Saint Job.
* santo y seña = shibboleth.
* tener la paciencia del santo Job = have + the patience of Job.
* tener la paciencia de un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
* tener más paciencia que el santo Job = have + the patience of Job.
* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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