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saint, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t]1. adjectivea. ( = sacré) holyc. [action, pensée, personne, vie] saintly2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. compounds* * *
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sainte sɛ̃, sɛ̃t adjectif1) ( sacré) holy2) ( canonisé)3) ( vertueux) good, godly
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nom masculin, féminin saintse prendre pour un saint/une sainte — to think one is perfect; vouer
Phrasal Verbs:* * *sɛ̃, sɛ̃t saint, -e1. adj1) (homme, lieu) holy2) fig (= pieux) saintly2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( sacré) holy; image sainte holy image; les saints Apôtres the holy apostles; saintes huiles holy oils; la sainte Bible the Holy Bible; semaine sainte Holy Week; vendredi saint Good Friday; jeudi saint Maundy Thursday;2 ( canonisé) saint Paul/Ignace de Loyola/Thomas d'Aquin Saint Paul/Ignatius Loyola/Thomas Aquinas;3 ( vertueux) good, godly;4 ○( pour insister) toute la sainte journée the whole blessed○ day; j'ai une sainte horreur de qch I can't stand sth.B nm,f saint; ce n'est pas une sainte, il lui arrive de se mettre en colère! she's no saint, she sometimes gets cross; se prendre pour un saint/une sainte to think one is perfect; elle croit que son fils est un (petit) saint she thinks her son is perfect, in her eyes her son can do no wrong; ⇒ prêcher, vouer.le saint des saints lit, fig the Holy of Holies; les saints de glace the 11th, 12th and 13th May; les saints Innocents the Holy Innocents; le saint suaire the Holy Shroud; la sainte Église catholique the Holy Catholic Church; la sainte famille the Holy family; sainte nitouche pej goody-goody○ péj; ne fais pas ta sainte nitouche don't be such a goody-goody○; je ne supporte pas ses airs de sainte nitouche! I can't stand it when she's doing her goody-goody○ act!; sainte table communion rail; la Sainte Vierge the Virgin Mary; les saintes Écritures the Holy Scriptures.jurer par tous les saints (du Paradis) to swear by all the saints.1. (après le nom) [sacré - lieu, livre, image, guerre] holyle saint sacrement the sacrament of Holy Communion, the Eucharist2. [canonisé] Saintsaint Pierre/Paul Saint Peter/Paul3. (avant le nom) [exemplaire] holy4. [en intensif]————————, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininles saints de glacethe three Saints (Mamert, Gervase and Pancras) on whose name days (11th, 12th and 13th May) late frosts often occur according to traditionles saints du dernier jour the Latter-Day Saints, the Mormonscomme on connaît ses saints on les honore (proverbe) treat each person according to ou on his merits————————nom masculin————————1. RELIGIONla Sainte Vierge the Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary2. (avec trait d'union) [dans des noms de lieux, de fêtes]c'est la Saint-Marc aujourd'hui it's Saint Mark's day today, it's the feast of Saint Mark today
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