waist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈweɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/weɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wāst)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
waist n (body) (cuerpo)cintura nf
 Most people find their waists expand as they grow older.
 Mucha gente nota que su cintura se ensancha con los años.
waist n (on pants, etc.) (ropa)cintura nf
 I think I've put on a bit of weight; the waist on these trousers is a bit too tight.
 Creo que aumenté algunos kilos, la cintura de este pantalón me queda apretada.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
waist size n (circumference of one's waist)talla de cintura nf + loc adj
  (AmL)talle de la cintura nm + loc adj
waist size n (measurement of a garment's waist)cintura nf
  talle nm
waist-deep adj (liquid: up to waist)a la cintura loc adv
 The river here is waist-deep.
 El río aquí llega a la cintura.
waist-deep adj (person: submerged up to waist)sumergido hasta la cintura loc adj
 The swimmers waded out into the river until they were waist-deep.
waist-deep adv (submerged up to waist)hasta la cintura loc adv
waist-down adj (from the waist downwards)de cintura para abajo loc adv
 The accident left him with waist-down paralysis.
 Tras el accidente quedó paralizado de cintura para abajo.
waist-high adj (same height as waist)a la cintura loc adj
  de la misma altura de la cintura loc adj
  que llega a la cintura loc adj
waist-high adv (to same height as waist)a la altura de la cintura loc adv
waist-high adj (person: up to waist in [sth])a la cintura, hasta la cintura loc adj
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'waist' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
belt - belt line - bottomless - cincture - fanny pack - girt - half-length - hiphugger - middle - money belt - paraplegic - sweatpants - tunic - upper body - waist size - waist-deep - waist-down - waist-high - waistband - waisted - waistline
Spanish:
cintura - talle - banano - cangurera - canguro - cintura de avispa - colgado de la cintura - entallado - faldriquera - faltriquera - koala - mover la cintura - pegado a las faldas - riñonera - talle de avispa

Collocations: what is your waist size?, has a [large, narrow, wide] waist, a [thirty-two] -inch waist, more...

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