Santa Lucía nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

Santa Lucía SOST f GEOG

Santa Lucía

Saint Lucia

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

Saint Lucia

Santa Lucía f

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.lucir VB vb intr

1. lucir (aparentar):

lucir

to look good

lucirían mucho más en un florero alto

they would look much better o would be shown (off) to much better effect in a tall vase

un regalo que no luce

a gift that doesn't look anything special

(+ me/te/le etc) come mucho pero no le luce scherz

he eats like a horse, but it doesn't show

gasta mucho en maquillaje pero no le luce

she spends a fortune on makeup but it doesn't do much for her

2. lucir letter estrellas:

lucir

to twinkle

lucir

to shine

3. lucir AmLat (aparecer, mostrarse):

lucir + compl

to look

la paciente luce mucho mejor hoy

the patient is looking much better today

la catedral lucía esplendorosa

the cathedral stood out in all its splendor

II.lucir VB vb trans

1. lucir form:

lucir vestido/modelo

to wear

lucir vestido/modelo

to sport

lucir peinado

to sport

lucía un vestido de terciopelo azul

she was sporting a blue velvet dress

la novia lucía un traje de organza

the bride wore an organza wedding dress

2. lucir figura/piernas:

lucir

to show off

lucir

to flaunt

III.lucirse VB vpr

1. lucirse (destacarse):

lucirse

to excel oneself

se lució en el oral

she passed the oral with flying colors

se lució en el oral

she excelled herself in the oral

¡te has lucido! iron

you've really excelled yourself! iron

recetas para lucirse

recipes to impress your guests

2. lucirse (presumir):

lucirse

to show off

lucio SOST m

lucio

pike

santo Info

santo

Most first names in Spanish-speaking countries are those of saints. A person's santo, (also known as onomástico in Latin America and onomástica in Spain) is the saint's day of the saint that they are named for. Children were once usually named for the saint whose day they were born on, but this is less common now.

santo¹ (santa) AGG

1.1. santo RELIG:

santo (santa) lugar/mujer/vida

holy

la santa misa

holy mass

la Santa Madre Iglesia

the Holy Mother Church

los santos mártires

the blessed martyrs

tu abuelo, que fue un santo varón

your grandfather, who was a saintly man o a saint

fue un hombre santo y bueno

he was a good and saintly man

1.2. santo RELIG (con nombre propio):

santo (santa)

St

santo (santa)

Saint

Santa Teresa/Rosa

Saint Theresa/Rosa

Santo Domingo/Tomás

Saint Dominic/Thomas

2. santo colloq (uso enfático):

estuvo lloviendo todo el santo día

it rained the whole blessed day colloq

siempre tenemos que hacer su santa voluntad

we always have to do what he wants

Vedi anche: San

San AGG

San apócope de usado delante de nombres de varón excep. Domingo, Tomás y Tomé

San

St

San

Saint

San Pedro y San Pablo

St Peter and St Paul

el 19 de marzo es San José

March 19th is St Joseph's Day

San Cristóbal (santo)

St Christopher

San Cristóbal (medalla)

St Christopher medallion

San Cristóbal (medalla)

St Christopher

I.santo² (santa) SOST m (f) santo

1. santo (persona):

santo (santa)

saint

imágenes de santos

images of saints

se ha portado como una santa

she's been a little angel

no te hagas el santo

don't act o come over all virtuous

se necesita una paciencia de santo para ese trabajo

you need the patience of a saint to do that kind of work

tu madre es una santa

your mother's a saint

la fiesta de todos los Santos

All Saints' (Day)

¡por todos los santos!

for Heaven's o goodness' sake!

¿a santo de qué? o ¿a qué santo? colloq

why on earth? colloq

¿a qué santo tuviste que ir a decírselo?

why on earth did you have to go and tell him?

cada uno o cada cual para su santo colloq nada de pagar tú todo, cada uno para su santo

you're not footing the bill, everyone can pay for themselves o pay their share

trabaja cada cual para su santo

everyone is just working for themselves

comerse los santos colloq

to be very holy

con el santo de espaldas

ill-starred

con el santo de espaldas

unlucky

darse de santos Mess colloq

to think oneself lucky colloq

desnudar o desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro

to rob Peter to pay Paul

ni tanto que queme al santo, ni tanto que no lo alumbre Col

try to strike a happy medium

no es santo de mi/tu/su devoción

he/she is not my/your/his favorite person

no sé/sabía a qué santo encomendarme colloq

I don't/didn't know which way to turn colloq

quedarse para vestir santos

to be left on the shelf

se me/le fue el santo al cielo

it went right out of my/his head

ser llegar y besar el santo colloq no te creas que fue llegar y besar el santo

don't think it was just handed to me/him on a plate o that it just fell into my/his lap

te/le sienta como a un santo un par de pistolas colloq, scherz

it looks awful on you/him o it doesn't suit you/him at all

tener santos en la corte Cile colloq

to have friends in high places colloq

2. santo Cile (homenajeado):

santo (santa)

person who is celebrating his/her saint's day

II.santo SOST m

santo (festividad)

name day

santo (festividad)

saint's day

santo (cumpleaños) esp. AmLat

birthday

Santa Lucía nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

Santa Lucía SOST f

Santa Lucía

Saint Lucia

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

Saint Lucia

Santa Lucía f

Traduzioni di Santa Lucía nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.lucir irr VB vb intr

1. lucir (brillar):

lucir

to shine

esa lámpara luce muy poco

this lamp gives off very little light

2. lucir:

lucir (compensar)

to compensate

lucir (verse)

to look good

el vestido no le luce

the dress doesn't look good on her

es un trabajo pesado y que no luce

it's hard work, though it doesn't look it

ese collar luce mucho con el vestido rojo

that necklace goes really well with the red dress

este jersey hecho a mano no luce

this handmade sweater doesn't look much

me he pasado la mañana recogiendo, pero no me luce

I've spent the whole morning tidying though you'd never know it

no te luce el dinero que tienes

no one would ever know you are wealthy

II.lucir irr VB vb trans (exhibir)

lucir

to display

lucía un bronceado impecable

he/she was showing off her perfect tan

III.lucir irr VB vb rifl lucirse

1. lucir (exhibirse):

lucirse

to display

2. lucir (destacarse):

lucirse

to stand out

¡ahora sí que nos hemos lucido! scherz, iron

now we've really made a mess of it!

lucio SOST m

lucio

pike

I.santo (-a) AGG

santo (-a)

sacred

santo (-a)

holy

santo (-a) (piadoso)

saintly

santo (-a) (inviolable)

consecrated

la Santa Sede

the Holy See

el Santo Oficio STOR

the Inquisition

campo santo

cemetery

Jueves Santo

Maundy Thursday

Semana Santa

Holy Week

Semana Santa

Easter

Viernes Santo

Good Friday

¿qué haces en Semana Santa?

what are you doing over Easter?

se pasó todo el santo día haciendo...

he/she spent the whole blessed day doing ...

¡y santas pascuas!

and that's that!

II.santo (-a) SOST m (f)

1. santo (personaje):

santo (-a)

saint

día de Todos los Santos

All Saint's Day

2. santo (fiesta):

santo (-a)

saint's day

santo (-a)

name day

el día de mi santo

my saint's day

3. santo (imagen):

santo (-a)

(religious) illustration

ver los santos de un libro

to look at the pictures in a book

locuzioni:

hoy tengo el santo de cara/espalda

I'm in/out of luck today

se le fue el santo al cielo

he/she forgot what he/she was going to say

no ser santo de la devoción de alguien

to not be particularly fond of sb

alzarse con el santo y la limosna

to clear off with everything

ser mano de santo

to be good at everything

santo y seña

password

¡ésta se come los santos! colloq

she's very religious!

desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro

to rob Peter to pay Paul

dormirse como un santo (bendito)

to sleep like a baby

llegar y besar el santo (sin esfuerzo)

to pull it off at the first attempt

llegar y besar el santo (fácil)

like taking candy from a baby

quedarse para vestir santos (mujer)

to be left on the shelf

quedarse para vestir santos (mujer)

to remain an old maid

no sé a santo de qué me dijo eso

I don't know why on earth he/she told me that