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santo I agg. 1.(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)
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(sacro) holy [acqua,guerra, città]
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2. santo (seguito da nome proprio)
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saint;
(abbreviato) S,St; san Marco, sant'Andrea, santo Stephano |
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3. santo
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(pio, devoto)
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è un sant'uomo
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he's a saintly man
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condurre una vita santa
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to live the life of a saint
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5. santo (COLLOQ) (con uso pleonastico)
tutto il santo giorno |
the whole blessed day
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fatemi il santo piacere di stare zitti!
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will you kindly shut up
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6. santo ( in exclamazione)
santo cielo! |
good heavens!
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Madonna santa!
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Good Heavens! (literal translation is, of course, Holy Mother)
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I Santi
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(ognisanti) All Saints' Day
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fare santo qcn.
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to canonize someone
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avere un santo in paradiso
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to have friends in high places
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non so a che santo votarmi
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I don't know which way or where to turn.
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avere la pazienza di un santo
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to have the patience of a saint
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non c'è santo che tenga
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there's no getting around it
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fare qcs. in santa pace
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to leave something in peace
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