- cintura
- f.1 waist.meter en cintura (informal figurative) to bring under controlcintura de avispa wasp waist2 waist measurement, waist size.* * *cintura► nombre femenino1 waist\FRASEOLOGÍAcoger a alguien por la cintura to hold somebody round the waistmeter a alguien en cintura familiar to bring somebody into line* * *noun f.waist* * *SF1) (Anat) waist
me rodeó la cintura con los brazos — she put her arms around my waist
tiene poca cintura — she has a slim waist
tengo 76cm de cintura — my waist (measurement) is 76cm
de cintura para abajo — from the waist down
con la dieta redujo unos centímetros de cintura — with his diet he reduced his waistline by a few centimetres, with his diet he took a few centimetres off his waistline
cintura de avispa — wasp waist
2) [de falda, pantalón] waistun pantalón ancho de cintura — a pair of trousers that are loose-fitting around the waist
un vestido alto de cintura — a high-waisted dress
* * *femeninoa) (de la persona) waistadelgazar la cintura — to reduce the waistline
me tomó or (esp Esp) cogió de la cintura — he grabbed me round the waist
¿cuánto tienes de cintura? — what do you measure round the waist?
b) (de prenda) waistme queda grande de cintura — it's too big for me round the waist
meter a alguien en cintura — (Esp fam) to take somebody in hand
* * *= 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.----* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.* * *femeninoa) (de la persona) waistadelgazar la cintura — to reduce the waistline
me tomó or (esp Esp) cogió de la cintura — he grabbed me round the waist
¿cuánto tienes de cintura? — what do you measure round the waist?
b) (de prenda) waistme queda grande de cintura — it's too big for me round the waist
meter a alguien en cintura — (Esp fam) to take somebody in hand
* * *= 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.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.* * *cinturafeminine1 [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de la persona) waistejercicios para adelgazar la cintura exercises to reduce the waistlinede la cintura para arriba/abajo from the waist up/downme tomó or cogió de la cintura he grabbed me round the waist¿cuánto tienes de cintura? what do you measure round the waist?, what's your waist measurement?2 (de una prenda) waistme queda grande de cintura it's too big for me round the waistmeter a algn en cintura (Esp fam); to take sb in hand, sort sb out (BrE)3 (de una guitarra) waistCompuesto:cintura de avispawasp waist* * *
cintura sustantivo femenino (de persona, prenda) waist;◊ me tomó de la cintura he grabbed me round the waist;
me queda grande de cintura it's too big for me round the waist
cintura sustantivo femenino waist
'cintura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
media
- quebrar
- talle
- adelgazar
- ancho
- banda
- contorno
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- fino
- flexión
- flotador
- hasta
- herpes
- marcar
- medir
- rodear
English:
drawstring trousers
- middle
- waist
- waist-deep
- waistline
- down
- up
* * *cintura nf1. [de cuerpo] waist;de cintura para abajo/arriba from the waist down/upCompcintura de avispa wasp waist2. [de vestido] waist;le queda demasiado holgado de cintura the waist is too big for her, it's too big in the waist for her;CompFammeter en cintura a alguien to make sb toe the line, to bring sb into line* * *cinturaf waist;meter a alguien en cintura fig fam take s.o. in hand* * *cintura nf1) : waist, waistline2)meter en cintura fam : to bring into line, to discipline* * *cintura n waist
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.