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1 Saint Elmo's fire
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2 saint
seint, ]( before a name) snt1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) santo, santa2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) santo, trozo de pan•- saintly- saintliness
saint n santo1 (before most masculine names) san; (before masculine names beginning with Do- or To-) santo; (before feminine names) santa: santo m, -ta fSaint Francis: San FranciscoSaint Rose: Santa Rosaadj.• santo, -a adj.n.• san s.m.• santa s.f.• santo s.m.seɪnta) ( canonized person) santo, -ta m,fb) Saint seɪnt, sənt (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) ( unselfish person) santo, -ta m,f[seɪnt]1. N1) santo(-a) m / fsaint's day — fiesta f (de santo)
All Saints' Day — día m de Todos los Santos (1 noviembre)
my mother was a saint — (fig) mi madre era una santa
she's no saint — iro ella no es una santa, que digamos
2) (in names)Saint Bernard — (=dog) perro m de San Bernardo
Saint Elmo's fire — fuego m de Santelmo
Saint Kitts — (in West Indies) San Cristóbal
Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
valentineSaint Vitus' dance — baile m de San Vito
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the Saint Lawrence (River) — el (río) San Lorenzo* * *[seɪnt]a) ( canonized person) santo, -ta m,fb) Saint [seɪnt, sənt] (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) ( unselfish person) santo, -ta m,f
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Saint Elmo's fire — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saint Elmo’s fire — Elmo ugnys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Saint Elmo fire; Saint Elmo’s fire vok. Elms Feuer, n; St Elms Feuer, n rus. огни св. Эльма, m; огни Эльма, m pranc. feux Saint Elmo, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Saint Elmo's fire — or Saint Elmo s light [el′mōz] n. [after St. Elmo, patron saint of sailors] a visible electric discharge (corona) from charged, esp. pointed, objects, as the tips of masts, spires, trees, etc.: seen sometimes during electrical storms … English World dictionary
Saint Elmo's fire — noun an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere • Syn: ↑corona discharge, ↑corona, ↑corposant, ↑St. Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Elmo s light, ↑Saint Ulmo s fire, ↑Saint Ulmo s light, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saint Elmo's fire — Saint El′mo s fire′ [[t]ˈɛl moʊz[/t]] n. elm St. Elmo s fire … From formal English to slang
Saint Elmo's fire — /el mohz/. See St. Elmo s fire. * * * Glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities of such pointed objects as church towers or the masts of ships during stormy… … Universalium
Saint Elmo's fire — noun Etymology: Saint Elmo (Erasmus) died 303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors Date: 1753 a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Saint Elmo's Fire — A globular or flame shaped electrical discharge sometimes seen at night on a ships masthead, ends of yardarms, or on men s heads, when the ship is in stormy weather. St. Elmo is the patron saint of sailors … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Saint Anthony's fire — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saint Ulmo's fire — noun an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere • Syn: ↑corona discharge, ↑corona, ↑corposant, ↑St. Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Elmo s light, ↑Saint Ulmo s light, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saint Elmo fire — Elmo ugnys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Saint Elmo fire; Saint Elmo’s fire vok. Elms Feuer, n; St Elms Feuer, n rus. огни св. Эльма, m; огни Эльма, m pranc. feux Saint Elmo, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas