A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
santos
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for santos.
Editorial note
Silvio Santos is a famous Brazilian TV Host (and owner of a TV Channel).
Quick take
A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of santos gathered in one view.
A surname from the Romance languages
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for santos.
noun
A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
noun
A surname from the Romance languages
Example sentences
Silvio Santos is a famous Brazilian TV Host (and owner of a TV Channel).
If the title should go to the closest we have to an airplane today, Santos Dumont beats the Wright Brothers.
Also, I loved Paul Hoffman's biography of the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont as well.
My homie Santos is an illegal from Neuvo Leon.
In Brazil, Santos Dumont holds this title.
I agree that Santos Dumont is great and a wonderful role model but the way this story is (was?) taught in school in Brazil is misleading.
I love the Lawler fight, but to me the Zaromskis fight was Nick at his peak, and the Santos fight showed his mastery of striking and finishing on the ground.
Except for Santos clinging on to Neymar for a couple years after his talent was widely known, I can't think of many great players who spent a significant amount of time in Brazil at their peak.
But you're right I'm rather naive about the conditions of prison, the little I know I know it by having read articles by Michael Santos through HN which while interesting do not provide a complete view of how prison really is.
Quote examples
It must have been a blast to see Santos-Dumont "parking" his dirigible in Paris when he went to restaurants and cafés.
I was going for the shape similarities of the "Santos Droit" and another watch that went on sale this month.
But I guess this is the most interesting part of the whole page, as for an average "nerd" in the HN community: "In 1904, the Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier that while he was flying with both hands on the controls, it was impossible to read the time on his pocket watch.
Proper noun examples
In 1903, Aida de Acosta, a wealthy Cuban-American woman of nineteen years was visiting Paris, where she met Santos-Dumont.
But these buildings in Santos’ waterfront has foundations that are only 4 or 5 meters deep.
Alberto Santos-Dumont could get away with flying his personal dirigible to Maxim's because he was the only one doing so.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use santos in a sentence?
Silvio Santos is a famous Brazilian TV Host (and owner of a TV Channel).
What does santos mean?
A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
What part of speech is santos?
santos is commonly used as noun.