saint

saint, sainte

Personne reconnue par une religion comme particulièrement sainte, souvent après sa mort.

En anglais simple : A person recognized by a religion as especially holy, often after their death.

• The church honors a local saint.
• Pilgrims visited the saint’s tomb.
• Many saints have special feast days.

Comment l'utiliser : the patron saint of someone/something (She is the patron saint of musicians.)

Expressions courantes : patron saint, saint of something, local saint

ange, saint

Personne exceptionnellement gentille, patiente ou serviable.

En anglais simple : Someone who is exceptionally kind, patient, or helpful.

• You are a saint for helping me.
• My mother was a saint with us children.
• Even a saint would lose patience with this noise.

Synonymes : angel

Expressions courantes : a real saint, a living saint, be a saint