san

BrE /sæn/ AmE /sæn/

adjective en → es

1 HEALTHY [predicative] A2

in good health; not ill or injured

saludable, sano

  • be sb/sth san

Collocations san and safe · feel san

  • She's been feeling quite san lately.

    Ha estado sintiéndose bastante sana últimamente.

2 SPIRITUALLY PURE [predicative] B1

free from sin or moral wrongdoing; morally good and pure

santo, puro en el espíritu

  • be sb/sth san

Collocations san spirit · san person

  • He is a very san man.

    Es un hombre muy santo.

3 RELIGIOUS [predicative] B2

relating to or used in religious ceremonies; holy

sagrado, religioso

  • be sb/sth san

Collocations san day · san place

  • The church is open on san days.

    La iglesia está abierta los días santos.

4 HISTORICAL [predicative] B2

relating to a period of time in the past that is considered special or important, especially because something good happened during it

histórico, de época especial

  • be sb/sth san

Collocations san period · san era

  • The 1960s were a san time in the history of art.

    Los años sesenta fueron un tiempo santo en la historia del arte.

5 NAME [noun] B2

the name given to someone who has been officially recognized by a Christian church as being very good and kind, or who has suffered for their religious beliefs; saint

santo, santidad

  • a san

Collocations san day · become a san

  • She was made a san of the Catholic Church.

    Fue declarada santa de la Iglesia Católica.

6 PREFIX [prefix] C1

used before some words to give them a religious meaning, for example 'san day' (holy day) or 'san war' (a war that is fought because of religion)

santo-

  • san + noun

Collocations san day · san war