What does santo in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word santo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use santo in Italian.
The word santo in Italian means holy, sacrosanct, saint, saint, holy year, have friends in high places, cemetery, test someone's patience, Boxing day, Holy Thursday, baptism, the Holy Father, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, there is no saint who can help us, he's not a saint, not a saint, every damn day!, spicy olive oil, father, son, and holy ghost, water under the bridge, Holy Saturday, Goodness gracious!, Goodness! Goodness gracious!, Holy Father, patron saint, Holy Sepulchre, Day after Christmas, Saint Stephen, Holy Spirit, angel, saint, the whole darn day, Good Friday, Vin Santo. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word santo
holyaggettivo (oggetto di venerazione religiosa, sacro) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Le reliquie sante sono custodite nella cripta sotto l'altare. The holy remains are kept in the crypt under the altar. |
sacrosanctaggettivo (figurato, informale (giusto al massimo grado) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Le tue sono parole sante! Your words are sacrosanct! |
saint(chi è canonizzato dalla Chiesa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Conosco molti devoti al santo, in questa zona è molto popolare. I know many worshippers of the saint; he's very popular in this area. |
saint(figurato, informale, ironico (persona paziente, flemmatica) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Con un marito così, la faranno santa! With a husband like him they'll make her a saint! |
holy year
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have friends in high placesverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (godere di appoggi influenti) (idiomatic) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
cemetery
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test someone's patience
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
Boxing daysostantivo maschile (festività italiana) (26 December) |
Holy Thursday
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baptism
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the Holy Father
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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there is no saint who can help us(literally) |
he's not a saint
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not a saint
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every damn day!
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
spicy olive oil
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father, son, and holy ghost
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
water under the bridge(figurative, excusing past behavior) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
Holy Saturday
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Goodness gracious!interiezione (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") |
Goodness! Goodness gracious!
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Holy Father
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patron saint
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Holy Sepulchre
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Day after Christmassostantivo maschile (festività: 26 dicembre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Saint Stephensostantivo maschile (cristianesimo (Stefano protomartire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Holy Spiritsostantivo maschile (religione (persona della trinità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nel nome del Padre, del Figlio e dello Spirito Santo. |
angel, saintsostantivo maschile (in frasi negative (persona retta e onesta) (idiom) Beh, neppure Marco è uno stinco di santo. Well, Marco is no saint either. |
the whole darn day
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Good Friday
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Vin Santosostantivo maschile (vino liquoroso) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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