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1 ♦ saint
♦ saint /seɪnt, sənt/n.1 (relig.) santo, santa; beato, beata2 (fig.) persona molto virtuosa; santo, sant'uomo; santa, santa donna: Our grandmother was a real saint, nostra nonna era proprio una santa● St Andrew's cross, la croce di S. Andrea ( bandiera nazionale della Scozia) □ (med.) St Anthony's fire, il fuoco di S. Antonio; l'herpes zoster □ St Bernard ( dog), sanbernardo □ saint's day, giorno in cui si celebra un santo □ one's saint's day, festa del proprio santo; (giorno) onomastico □ St. George's cross, la croce di S. Giorgio ( bandiera nazionale dell' Inghilterra) □ (naut.) St Elmo's fire, il fuoco di S. Elmo □ St James's (o the Court of St James's), la corte di San Giacomo; la Corte inglese □ (bot.) St John's wort ( Hypericum), erba di San Giovanni □ St Patrick's Day, la festa di S. Patrizio (17 marzo) □ St Paul's, la cattedrale di San Paolo ( a Londra) □ He would try the patience of a saint, farebbe perdere la pazienza a un santo.(to) saint /seɪnt/v. t.1 (relig.) santificare; beatificare; canonizzare
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