santosan.tosm1 saint.
2 fig a very virtuous, good person.
adj saint, saintly, holy, sacred, pure:
santo de casa não faz milagre / no one is a prophet in his own country.
Expressõesa cada santo o seu candelabro honour to whom honour is due.
Cidade Santa Holy City.
corpo santo corposant, St. Elmo’s fire.
despir um santo para vestir outro to rob Peter to pay Paul.
dia de Todos os Santos All Saints’ Day.
dia santo holy day.
fazer cara de santo to pull a sanctimonious face.
fazer perder a paciência a um santo to try the patience of a saint.
fazer-se de santo to play the saint.
ficar com o santo e a esmola to kill two birds with one stone.
guerra santa holy war.
o Espírito Santo the Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit.
o Santo Gral the Holy Grail.
o Santo Ofício the Holy Office, Inquisition.
o Santo Padre Holy Father, the Pope, Pontiff.
Quinta-feira Santa Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday.
santa casa charity hospital.
santa ceia Last Supper.
Santa Família Holy Family.
Santa Sé Apostolic See.
santo Deus! good heavens!
santo do pau oco a pious hypocrite.
santo e senha watchword, password.
santo óleo Ecles chrism, holy oil.
santo padroeiro patron saint.
santo sacrifício the sacrifice of the Mass.
santo sepulcro Holy Sepulcher.
semana santa Holy Week.
ser o santo do dia to be the man in vogue.
Sexta-feira Santa Good Friday.
Terra Santa Holy Land.
ter santo forte 1 to be immune to witchcraft and sorcery.
2 to be well backed or patronized, have God on one’s side.
todo santo dia every blessed day.
um homem santo a virtuous holy man.
