santon

sɑ̃tɔ̃

Definition

Definition of santon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

crèche

Rare

petite figurine placée dans les crèches de Noël

Rare

Elle dispose les santons autour de la crèche chaque décembre.

ermite musulman

Dated

ermite ou saint homme vénéré dans la religion musulmane

Dated

Le santon vivait seul dans le désert et priait constamment.

marabout

tombeau

Dated

petit monument qui contient le tombeau d'un saint musulman

Dated

Les pèlerins visitent le santon pour se recueillir.

mausolée

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petite figurine placée dans les crèches de Noël

Expressions with santon

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santon de crèche

petite figurine en terre cuite peinte pour décorer les crèches provençales

Grand-mère a disposé tous ses santons de crèche autour de l'Enfant Jésus.

Origin of santon

provençal, santon (petite statue)

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berger

santon

figurine représentant un gardien de troupeau dans une crèche

Examples of santon in a sentence

Les enfants fabriquent un santon en argile à l'école.
Des pèlerins visitaient le tombeau du santon chaque année.
On raconte que le santon accomplissait des miracles dans son village.
Un santon blanc domine la colline du village.
Des fidèles allument des bougies près du santon sacré.

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English:nativity figurine, Muslim holy man, ...
German:Krippenfigur, Derwisch, ...
Italian:statuina del presepe, santone, ...
Spanish:figura de belén, santón, ...
Portuguese:figura do presépio, ermita, ...
Chinese:圣诞小人偶, 伊斯兰圣人, ...
Japanese:サントン人形, 聖者, ...
Arabic:تمثال الميلاد, ولي, ...
Hebrew:דְּמוּיָה לְחַג הַמּוֹלָד, נָזִיר מֻסְלְמִי, ...
Russian:сантон, святой отшельник, ...
Ukrainian:фігурка для шопки, мусульманський святий, ...
Catalan:santons, santó, ...
Danish:en krybbefigur, helgen, ...
Dutch:kerststalfiguurtje, islamitische kluizenaar, ...
Greek:χριστουγεννιάτικο ειδώλιο, ντερβίσης, ...
Hungarian:betlehemi figura, muszlim szent ember, ...
Khmer:រូបតុក្កតាតូច, វលី, ...
Korean:산통 인형, 이슬람 성인, ...
Polish:santon, santona, ...
Portuguese (BR):figura de presépio, eremita muçulmano, ...
Romanian:figurină de Crăciun, eremit musulman, ...
Swedish:julkrubbefigur, marabout, ...
Thai:ตุ๊กตาฉากรางคริสต์มาส, นักพรตมุสลิม, ...
Turkish:Noel beşiği figürü, evliya, ...
Vietnamese:tượng ông già Noel nhỏ, ẩn sĩ Hồi giáo, ...

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Definition of santon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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