waist in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for waist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

waist [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] N

1. waist ANAT:

waist (waistline)

cintura f

waist (waistline)

talle m

waist (distance from shoulder to waistline)

talle m

the skirt is too tight around the waist

la falda le (or me etc.) queda apretada de cintura or talle

he only comes up to my waist

solo me llega a la cintura

to be stripped to the waist

estar desnudo de la cintura para arriba

she has a short waist

es corta de talle

attr waist measurement

medida f de cintura

attr waist measurement

cintura f

2. waist (of garment):

waist

talle m

a dress with a high waist

un vestido de talle alto

3. waist (of ship, aircraft):

waist

sección f central

4. waist (of guitar, violin):

waist

parte f estrecha

wasp waist N

wasp waist

cintura f de avispa

waist-deep <pred waist deep> [Am ˈˌweɪst ˈdip, Brit] ADJ

waist-deep water/snow:

waist-deep

que llega hasta la cintura

we were waist deep in mud

estábamos hundidos en el barro hasta la cintura

we waded waist deep through the river

vadeamos el río con el agua hasta la cintura

waist-high <pred waist high> [Am, Brit] ADJ

waist-high grass/corn/fence:

waist-high

que llega a la altura de la cintura

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drawstring attr bag/waist

fruncido con un cordón o una cinta

this blubber around my waist

estos michelines or rollos que tengo inf

waist measurement

cintura f

waist measurement

talle m

Translations for waist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cintura de avispa

wasp waist

talle de avispa

wasp waist dated

tiene un talle de avispa

she has a tiny waist

cintura

waist

de la cintura para arriba/abajo

from the waist up/down

me tomó o cogió de la cintura

he grabbed me round the waist

¿cuánto tienes de cintura?

what do you measure round the waist?

¿cuánto tienes de cintura?

what's your waist measurement?

cintura

waist

me queda grande de cintura

it's too big for me round the waist

cintura

waist

waist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

waist [weɪst] N

waist

cintura f

waist-deep [ˌweɪstˈdi:p] ADJ

waist-deep

hasta la cintura

Translations for waist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cintura

waist

cintura de avispa

wasp waist

talle

waist

cinto

waist

pretina

waist

contorno

waist measurement

entallado (-a)

taken in at the waist

tiro (del pantalón) m

distance between crotch and waist

cinturón de jareta

drawstring waist

waist Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

waist band

faja f

knee/waist-high

hasta la rodilla/cintura

to take in at the waist

entallar

a pouch tied around the waist and under the apron or skirt

faltriquera (a la cintura)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The second alternate is black with red shoulders and five red stripes, one across each elbow, one across each arm and one across the waist.

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The pentaprism was removable and could be replaced with an optional waist level finder.

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Fullness of some sort was still considered necessary to make the waist look smaller and the bustle eventually replaced the crinoline completely.

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Several eyewitnesses reported high velocity, waist deep water moving homes, trailers, and other objects many yards inland.

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Three of them are painted in red with a white belt around the waist, while the remaining eleven are white with red decorative elements.

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The ride also features a harness system, which locks riders in at the waist rather than the shoulders.

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They were usually decorated with many yards of ribbon around the waist and around the ungathered knee on the outside of the leg.

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The bride wore a heavy white satin dress, a band of lace ten centimeters long encircling the waist.

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He banned men from wearing waist chains as part of his effort to remove superstition and heresy.

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He wears a belt around his waist and a red pump on each of his four feet.

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