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1. n1) рел. святий; праведникsaint's day — день святого; храм
smb.'s saint's day — чиїсь іменини
2) перен. свята людина, ангелdo be a saint and help with this — розм. будь ласка, допоможіть мені
3) ірон. святенник4) рел. християнин; хрещений; божий обранець5) (Saint) пуританин◊ to be with the Saints — померти
2. v1) рел. канонізувати, приєднувати до святих2) зображувати святим, надавати вигляду святого3) називати святим (когось)4) жити і діяти як святий5) удавати з себе святенника (звич. to saint it)* * *I [seint] n1) peл. святий; праведникsaint's day — день святого; престольне свято
saint's day — чиї-небудь іменини; свята людина, ангел
2) ірон. святенник ( plaster saint)3) peл. хрещений; божий обранець; ( Saint) пуританинII [seint] v1) peл. канонізувати; називати святим
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