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1 Stefano
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1. adj holytutto il santo giorno the whole blessed day2. m, santa f saint* * *santo agg.1 holy: santa comunione, Holy Communion; santa croce, Holy Cross; santa messa, Holy Mass; acqua santa, holy water; anno santo, Holy (o Jubilee) Year; giovedì santo, ( per i cattolici) Holy (Week) Thursday, ( per i cristiani non cattolici) Maundy Thursday (o Thursday before Easter o Thursday in Holy Week); venerdì santo, Good Friday; sabato santo, Holy Saturday; settimana santa, Holy Week; olio santo, holy oil; guerra santa, holy war // Spirito Santo, Holy Spirit (o Holy Ghost) // la città santa, the Holy City; la terra santa, the Holy Land // il santo padre, the Holy Father // la Santa Sede, the Holy See // il Sant'Uffizio, the Holy Office // la Santa Alleanza, (st.) the Holy Alliance // in santa pace, (fam.) in peace and quiet; vorrei starmene a casa in santa pace, I want to stay at home in peace and quiet // tutti i santi giorni, (fam.) every single (o blessed) day // tutto il santo giorno, (fam.) all day long (o the whole blessed day) // gliele diede di santa ragione, (fam.) he thrashed him soundly // fammi il santo piacere di tacere, (fam.) for goodness' sake, shut up! // ''Andiamo a casa'' ''Parole sante!'', (fam.) ''Let's go home'' ''Right you are!'' // oh santo cielo!, (fam.) oh heavens!2 ( seguito da nome proprio) Saint (abbr. St.): Santo Stefano, Saint Stephen; Santa Teresa, Saint Teresa3 ( pio) pious, godly; ( da santo) saintly: santi pensieri, pious thoughts; vita santa, saintly life◆ s.m. saint: santo patrono, patron saint; giorno di tutti i Santi, All Saints' Day; che santo è oggi?, what saint's day is it today?; festeggiare il proprio santo, to keep one's saint's day (o name day) // il Santo dei Santi, the Holy of Holies (o Sanctum Sanctorum) // tuo padre è un santo a sopportarti, your father must be a saint to put up with you // pazienza da santi, saintly patience; avere la pazienza di un santo, to have the patience of a saint; questo basterebbe a fare perdere la pazienza a un santo, this would try the patience of a saint // a dispetto dei santi, at any cost // qualche santo ci aiuterà, (fig.) God will provide // avere un santo dalla propria ( parte), avere qualche santo in paradiso, (fig.) ( essere molto fortunato) to have a guardian angel, ( essere molto raccomandato) to have protection in high places // non saper più a che santo votarsi, (fig.) to be at one's wits' end // raccomandarsi a tutti i santi, (fig.) to knock at every door // non c'è santi, dobbiamo partire subito, (fam.) there are no two ways about it, we must leave immediately // non è uno stinco di santo, (fam.) he's no saint // passata la festa, gabbato lo santo, (prov.) once on shore we pray no more (o the river is passed and God forgotten) // scherza coi fanti e lascia stare i santi, (prov.) don't mix the sacred with the profane.* * *['santo] santo (-a)1. agg1) (sacro) holy2) seguito da sm: san + consonante, sant' + vocale, santo + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z, seguito da sf: santa + consonante, sant' + vocale, saintSan Pietro — (apostolo) Saint Peter, (chiesa) Saint Peter's
3) fig saintquel sant'uomo di tuo nonno — (defunto) your sainted grandfather
tutto il santo giorno — the whole blessed day, all day long
2. sm/f(anche), fig saintquella santa di sua moglie — his wife, saint that she is
3.santi smpl; i Santi — (Ognissanti) All Saints' Day
* * *['santo] 1.aggettivo (the masculine form is santo before proper nouns that begin with s followed by a consonant; it becomes sant' before proper nouns that begin with a vowel and san before proper nouns that begin with a consonant)1) (sacro) [acqua, guerra, città] holy2) (seguito da nome proprio) Saint; (abbreviato) S, Stsan Marco, sant'Andrea — Saint Mark, Saint Andrew
Santo Stefano — (26 dicembre) Boxing Day BE
3) (pio, devoto)5) colloq. (con uso pleonastico)2.1) sainti Santi — (ognissanti) All Saints' Day
fare santo qcn. — to canonize sb
2) fig. (persona pia, paziente) saint, godly person3) colloq. (patrono) patron (saint)4) colloq. (onomastico) name day, saint's day••avere un santo o dei -i in paradiso to have friends in high places; non so a che santo votarmi I don't know which way o where to turn; avere la pazienza di un santo to have the patience of a saint; non c'è santo che tenga there's no getting round it; fare qcs. in -a pace — to do sth. in peace and quiet
* * *santo/'santo/(the masculine form is santo before proper nouns that begin with s followed by a consonant; it becomes sant' before proper nouns that begin with a vowel and san before proper nouns that begin with a consonant)1 (sacro) [acqua, guerra, città] holy2 (seguito da nome proprio) Saint; (abbreviato) S, St; san Marco, sant'Andrea Saint Mark, Saint Andrew; Santo Stefano (26 dicembre) Boxing Day BE4 (indubitabile) parole -e! how right you are!5 colloq. (con uso pleonastico) tutto il santo giorno the whole blessed day; fatemi il santo piacere di stare zitti will you kindly shut up6 (in esclamazioni) -a pazienza! good Lord! santo cielo! heavens (above)! oh dear! God! Madonna -a! Good Heavens!(f. -a)2 fig. (persona pia, paziente) saint, godly person3 colloq. (patrono) patron (saint)4 colloq. (onomastico) name day, saint's dayavere un santo o dei -i in paradiso to have friends in high places; non so a che santo votarmi I don't know which way o where to turn; avere la pazienza di un santo to have the patience of a saint; non c'è santo che tenga there's no getting round it; fare qcs. in -a pace to do sth. in peace and quiet.
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