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What does the spanish phrase "irse el santo al cielo" mean?
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i know what it means literally, i just need to know if it has some kind of idiomatic meaning beyond the literal. if i wanted literal i would've just looked it up on an online translator
7 Answers
- Anonymous5 years ago
spanish phrase irse el santo al cielo
- ?Lv 45 years ago
Hi Its like "in which it" the phrase: La direccion hacia la que se encauza, llevara a la mujer al logro de su independcia can be too: La direccion hacia donde se encauza, llevara a la mujer al logro de su independcia in that case is "where to go" or like this
- 1 decade ago
Literally, "the saint to go to heaven". The verb is in the Infinitive mood, so it can be used such as in "This is the time for the saint to go to heaven" ("Esta es la hora de el santo irse al cielo"), or "Esto es como irse el santo al cielo" (This is like the saint going to heaven).
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- Carlos MLv 61 decade ago
"irse el santo al cielo" means to lose your train of thought.
Example: No sé lo que iba a decir; se me ha ido el santo al cielo = (se me ha olvidado/I forgot it).
Source(s): Word forum - AURORA99Lv 61 decade ago
Yes, it is an spanish expresion.
It means to have one's head in the clouds,,, to be distracted.
Source(s): Spanish is my native language