waist [weɪst]
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waist
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waist(
weyst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He stood there looking at me with his hands on his waist.Se quedó ahí parado mirándome con las manos en la cintura.
b. el talle (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's difficult for him to find clothes that fit because he has a narrow waist.Se le dificulta encontrar ropa que le queda porque tiene un talle angosto.
2. (clothing)
a. el talle (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After your weight loss we'll need to take the dress in a bit at the waist.Después de tu pérdida de peso hay que achicar un poco el talle del vestido.
b. la cintura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
No, you can't wear pants with an elastic waist to a formal dance.No, no puedes llevar un pantalón de cintura elástica a un baile formal.
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