talle

m.

1 waist (cintura).

2 figure (figura, cuerpo).

3 measurement (medida).

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tallar.

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talle

► nombre masculino

1 (cintura) waist

2 (figura - de hombre) build, physique; (- de mujer) figure, shape

3 COSTURA shoulder-to-waist measurement

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noun m.

1) waist

2) figure, shape

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SM

1) (=cintura) waist

un vestido de talle bajo — a dress with a low waist

talle de avispa — wasp waist

2) (=medidas) waist and chest measurements pl ; (=talla) size, fitting

3) (=tipo) [de mujer] figure; [de hombre] build, physique

de talle esbelto — slim

tiene buen talle — she has a good figure

4) (=aspecto) look, appearance; (=contorno) outline

5) CAm, Cono Sur (=corpiño) bodice

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masculino

a) (cintura) waist

de talle esbelto — slim-waisted

b) (figura) figure

c) (en costura) trunk measurement

es corta de talle — she's short-waisted

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= waist, waistline.

Ex. Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.

Ex. Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.

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* de talle largo = high waisted.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

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masculino

a) (cintura) waist

de talle esbelto — slim-waisted

b) (figura) figure

c) (en costura) trunk measurement

es corta de talle — she's short-waisted

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= waist, waistline.

Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.

Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.

* de talle largo = high waisted.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

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talle

masculine

1 (cintura) waist

de talle esbelto slim-waisted

2 (figura) figure

tiene buen talle she has a good figure

3 (en costura) trunk measurement, measurement from shoulder to waist

es corta de talle she's short-waisted

me queda corto de talle the waist is too high on me, it's too short in the body

4 (RPl) (de una prenda) size

de talle único one-size

Compuesto:

talle de avispa

wasp waist (dated)

tiene un talle de avispa she has a tiny waist

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Del verbo tallar: (conjugate tallar)

tallé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

talle es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tallar    
talle
tallar (conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)

a) (para limpiar) to scrub

b) (para aliviar) to rub

verbo intransitivo (Col) [zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)

a) (para limpiarse) to scrub oneself

b) (para aliviar) to rub oneself;

‹ojos› to rub
talle sustantivo masculino

a) (cintura) waist

b) (figura) figure

c) (en costura) trunk measurement;

◊ es corta de talle she's short-waisted

tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
talle sustantivo masculino
1 (cintura) waist
2 (figura, planta) figure, shape
3 (en una prenda) chest and waist measurement
'talle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
waist
- M
- out
- size
- take

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talle nm

1. [cintura] waist;

de talle estrecho narrow-waisted;

talle de avispa wasp waist

2. [figura, cuerpo] figure

3. [en sastrería] neck to waist measurement;

se llevan las chaquetas de talle largo long-waisted jackets are the fashion

4. Chile, Guat, Méx [corsé] corset

5. RP [talla] size

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talle

m waist

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talle nm

1) : size

2) : waist, waistline

3) : figure, shape