talle

waist

talle(tah-yeh)

masculine noun

1. (anatomy)

a. waist

Ella siempre ha tenido el talle muy delgado.

She has always had a very slim waist.

b. waistline

Isabel tenía el talle muy delgado y los pechos pequeños.

Isabel had a very slim waistline and small breasts.

2. (physique)

a. figure

Su talle es muy bonito.

She has a very nice figure.

3. (area of a dress)

a. waist

La costurera me ajustó el talle del vestido.

The dressmaker took the dress in at the waist for me.

4. (sewing)

a. trunk measurement (from the neck)

Ana midió 45 cm del talle.

Ana's trunk measurement was 45 cm.

5. (graded size) (River Plate)

a. size

¿Cuál es tu talle?

What size are you?

talle

Noun

1. (cintura)

a. waist

2. (figura, cuerpo)

a. figure

3. (medida)

a. measurement

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talle

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

plural

; (p) (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 (Centroamérica) (S. Cone) (corpiño) bodice