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waist [weɪst](a) (of person, garment) taille f;∎ he measures 80 cm around the waist, his waist measures 80 cm il fait 80 cm de tour de taille, son tour de taille est de 80 cm;∎ he put his arm around her waist il l'a prise par la taille;∎ it's too tight at or round the waist ça serre à la taille;∎ he was up to the or his waist in water l'eau lui arrivait à la ceinture ou à la taille(b) (of ship, plane) partie f centrale; (of violin) partie f resserrée de la table; (of pipe) rétrécissement m►► waist lock (in wrestling) ceinture f;waist measurement, waist size tour m de taille -
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I noun1) Größe, die; (fig. of problem, project) Umfang, der; Ausmaß, dasbe twice the size of something — zweimal so groß wie etwas sein
who can afford a car that size? — wer kann sich (Dat.) einen so großen Wagen leisten?
what size [of] box do you want? — welche Größe soll die [gewünschte] Schachtel haben?
be the size of something — so groß wie etwas sein
that's [about] the size of it — (fig. coll.) so sieht die Sache aus (ugs.)
try something for size — etwas [wegen der Größe] anprobieren; (fig.) es einmal mit etwas versuchen
collar/waist size — Kragen-/Taillenweite, die
take a size 7 shoe, take size 7 in shoes — Schuhgröße 7 haben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91637/size_up">size upII nounLeim, der; (for textiles) Schlichte, die* * *2) (one of a number of classes in which shoes, dresses etc are grouped according to measurements: I take size 5 in shoes.) die Größe•- sizeable- size up* * *size1[saɪz]II. vt▪ to \size sth etw mit [Grundier]leim bestreichen [o grundieren]to \size textiles Textilien schlichten fachsprsize2[saɪz]I. nwhat is the \size of that window? wie groß ist das Fenster?a company of that \size eine Firma dieser Größenordnungsix inches in \size sechs Zoll langthe \size of a thumbnail daumennagelgroßto be the same \size genauso groß seinto increase/decrease in \size größer/kleiner werden, an Größe gewinnen/verlierento cut sth to \size etw [auf die richtige Größe] zu[recht]schneidento double in \size seine Größe verdoppelnof a \size ( dated) gleich großof any \size relativ großthe nearest town of any \size is Plymouth die nächstgrößere Stadt ist Plymoutha \size 12 dress ein Kleid nt [der] Größe 42the shirt is a couple of \sizes too big das Hemd ist ein paar Nummern zu großwhat \size are you? — I'm a \size 10 welche Größe haben Sie? — ich habe Größe 36children's \size Kindergröße fcollar/shoe \size Kragenweite f/Schuhgröße fhe takes a \size 17 collar er hat Kragenweite 17economy \size pack Sparpackung fto try sth for \size etw anprobieren, ob es passt3.▶ that's about the \size of it so könnte man sagenII. vt▪ to \size sth etw nach Größe ordnen* * *I [saɪz]1. n(all senses) Größe f; (of problem, operation also) Ausmaß ntcollar/hip/waist size — Kragen-/Hüft-/Taillenweite f
shoe/dress size — Schuh-/Kleidergröße f
what size is it? — wie groß ist es?; (clothes, shoes, gloves etc) welche Größe ist es?
do you want to try it for size? — möchten Sie es anprobieren, ob es Ihnen passt?
that's about the size of it (inf) — ja, so ungefähr kann man es sagen
2. vtgrößenmäßig ordnen II1. n(Grundier)leim m2. vtgrundieren* * *size1 [saız]A swhat is the size of …? wie groß ist …?;all of a size (alle) gleich groß, (alle) in oder von derselben Größe;of all sizes in allen Größen;the size of so groß wie;that’s about the size of it umg (genau)so ist es;2. (Konfektions)Größe f, Nummer f:children’s sizes Kindergrößen;two sizes too big zwei Nummern zu groß;she takes size 7 in gloves sie hat Handschuhgröße 7;a) die gibt es in allen Größen,b) fig umg davon gibt es alle möglichen (Spiel)Arten3. figa) Größe f, Ausmaß n, Bedeutung fB v/t1. nach Größe(n) sortieren oder ordnen3. Holz etc zuschneidensize2 [saız]A s1. (MAL Grundier)Leim m, Kleister mB v/t1. leimen, mit Leim überstreichen2. MAL grundieren3. a) Stoff schlichten, appretierenb) Hutfilz steifen* * *I noun1) Größe, die; (fig. of problem, project) Umfang, der; Ausmaß, daswho can afford a car that size? — wer kann sich (Dat.) einen so großen Wagen leisten?
what size [of] box do you want? — welche Größe soll die [gewünschte] Schachtel haben?
that's [about] the size of it — (fig. coll.) so sieht die Sache aus (ugs.)
try something for size — etwas [wegen der Größe] anprobieren; (fig.) es einmal mit etwas versuchen
collar/waist size — Kragen-/Taillenweite, die
take a size 7 shoe, take size 7 in shoes — Schuhgröße 7 haben
Phrasal Verbs:- size upII nounLeim, der; (for textiles) Schlichte, die* * *n.Format -e n.Größe -n f. v.ausmessen v. -
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weist1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) cintura, talle2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) parte estrecha3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) cintura•- waisted- waistband
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waist n cinturatr[weɪst]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL cintura2 (of garment) talle nombre masculino3 (of guitar etc) parte estrecha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom the waist up de (la) cintura para arribawaist measurement medida de la cinturawaist ['weɪst] n: cintura f (del cuerpo humano), talle m (de ropa)n.• cintura s.f.• combés s.m.• corpiño s.m.• talle s.m.weɪstit's too tight around the waist — le (or me etc) queda muy apretado de cintura or talle
b) ( of garment) talle m[weɪst]1.N [of person] cintura f, talle m ; [of dress, skirt] talle m ; (Naut) combés m ; (fig) (=narrow part) cuello m2.CPDwaist measurement, waist size N — (talla f de) cintura f
* * *[weɪst]it's too tight around the waist — le (or me etc) queda muy apretado de cintura or talle
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size [saɪz]a. taille f ; [of room, building, car, chair] dimensions fpl ; [of egg, fruit, jewel] grosseur f ; [of sum] montant m ; [of estate, park, country] étendue f ; [of problem, operation, campaign] ampleur f ; ( = format) format m• the small/large size [of packet, tube] le petit/grand modèle• to cut/make sth to size couper/faire qch sur mesure• it's the size of a house/elephant c'est grand comme une maison/un éléphant• that's about the size of it! c'est à peu près ça !• what size are you? (in dress) quelle taille faites-vous ? ; (in shoes) quelle pointure faites-vous ? ; (in shirts) vous faites combien d'encolure ?• what size shoes do you take? vous chaussez du combien ?• I take size 5 (in shoes) ≈ je chausse du 38• what size waist are you? quel est votre tour de taille ?• "one size" « taille unique »• I need a size smaller il me faut la taille (or la pointure) en-dessous[+ person] jauger ; [+ situation] mesurer• I can't quite size him up ( = don't know what he is like) je n'arrive pas vraiment à le juger ; ( = don't know what he wants) je ne vois pas bien où il veut en venir* * *[saɪz] 1.1) ( dimensions) (of person, head, tree, envelope, picture) taille f; (of container, room, building, region) grandeur f; (of apple, egg, book, parcel) grosseur f; (of carpet, bed, machine) dimensions fplit's about the size of an egg/of this room — c'est à peu près de la grosseur d'un œuf/de la grandeur de cette pièce
to increase in size — [tree] pousser; [company, town] s'agrandir
to be of a size — [people, boxes] être de la même taille
2) ( number) (of population, audience) importance f; (of class, school, company) effectif m3) ( of garment) taille f; ( of collar) encolure f; (of shoes, gloves) pointure fwhat size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faites-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle pointure faites-vous?, vous chaussez du combien?
to take size X — ( in clothes) faire du X; ( in shoes) chausser or faire du X
‘one size’ — ‘taille unique’
try this for size — lit essayez ceci pour voir si c'est votre taille; fig essayez ceci pour voir si cela vous convient
4) ( substance) (for paper, textiles) apprêt m; ( for plaster) colle f2.transitive verb1) classer [quelque chose] selon la grosseur [eggs, fruit]2) Technology apprêter [textile, paper]; encoller [plaster]3) Computing dimensionner [window]•Phrasal Verbs:- size up•• -
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A n1 ( dimensions) (of person, head, hand, nose) taille f ; (of box, glass, plate, stamp) grandeur f ; (of building, room, garden) grandeur f, dimensions fpl ; ( of tree) taille f, grandeur f ; (of apple, egg, bead) grosseur f, calibre m ; (of carpet, chair, bed, machine) dimensions fpl ; (of book, parcel) grosseur f, dimensions fpl ; (of paper, envelope, picture) taille f, dimensions fpl ; (of country, island, estate) étendue f ; a town of some size une ville assez importante or assez grande ; chairs of all sizes des chaises de toutes les grandeurs ; it's about the size of an egg/of this room c'est à peu près de la grosseur d'un œuf/de la grandeur de cette pièce ; he 's about your size il est à peu près de ta taille ; to increase in size [plant, tree] pousser, s'accroître ; [company, town] s'agrandir ; to cut sth to size découper qch à la dimension voulue ; to be of a size [people] être de la même taille ; [boxes] être de la même grandeur ;2 ( number) (of population, audience) importance f ; (of class, school, company) effectif m ; to increase in size [population] augmenter ;3 ⇒ Sizes Fashn (of jacket, dress, trousers, bra) taille f ; ( of shirt collar) encolure f ; (of shoes, gloves) pointure f ; what size are you?, what size do you take? (in jacket, trousers, dress) quelle taille faites-vous? ; ( in shoes) quelle pointure faites-vous? ; what size waist are you? quel est votre tour de taille? ; what size shoes do you take? quelle pointure faites-vous?, vous chaussez du combien? ; to take size X ( in clothes) faire du X ; to take size X shoes chausser or faire du X ; I think you need a size bigger je crois qu'il vous faut la taille or la pointure au-dessus ; that jacket is two sizes too big ce veston est deux tailles trop grand ; ‘one size’ ‘taille unique’ ; try this for size lit essayez ceci pour voir si c'est votre taille ; fig essayez ceci pour voir si cela vous convient ;B vtr1 classer [qch] selon la grosseur or le calibre, calibrer [eggs, fruit] ;4 Comput dimensionner [window].that's about the size of it! c'est à peu près ça! ; to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place, rabattre le caquet à qn ○.■ size up:▶ size up [sb/sth], size [sb/sth] up jauger, juger [person] ; évaluer [qch] du regard [room, surroundings] ; évaluer [situation] ; mesurer [problem, difficulty] ; they seemed to be sizing each other up ils avaient l'air de se mesurer des yeux. -
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1) (largeness: an area the size of a football pitch; The size of the problem alarmed us.) størrelse2) (one of a number of classes in which shoes, dresses etc are grouped according to measurements: I take size 5 in shoes.) størrelse; nummer•- sizeable- size upnummer--------størrelseIsubst. \/saɪz\/1) størrelse, format, mål2) nummer, størrelse• what size shoes do you take?• what size is this?3) omfang, utstrekning, innhold4) (universitet, gammeldags) rasjon, porsjon (av mat og drikke)cut somebody down to size ( overført) jekke noen ned, sette noen på plassfull size naturlig størrelse, full størrelseof a size like storeof some size ganske stor, temmelig storreal size naturlig størrelsethat's about the size of it ( hverdagslig) omtrent sånn ligger det anIIsubst. \/saɪz\/1) ( for papir e.l.) lim, klister2) ( tekstilindustri) appreturmiddelIIIverb \/saɪz\/1) ordne etter størrelse, sortere etter størrelse2) lage i en viss størrelse, lage i bestemte numre3) skjære til4) ( universitet) forklaring: bestille mat eller drikke fra universitetets kjøkkensize up måle opp( hverdagslig) måle, vurdere, bedømmesize up somebody se hva en er god forsize up to svare til, nå opp tilsize up with svare til, nå opp tilIVverb \/saɪz\/1) lime, stryke limvann på2) ( tekstil) appretere, stive -
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f.1 waist.cintura de avispa wasp waist2 waist measurement, waist size.* * *1 waist\coger a alguien por la cintura to hold somebody round the waistmeter a alguien en cintura familiar to bring somebody into line* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Anat) waistcon 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
2) [de falda, pantalón] waist* * *a) ( de la persona) waistme 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) waistmeter 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.* * *a) ( de la persona) waistme 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) waistmeter 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.* * *1 [ 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 waist3 (de una guitarra) waistCompuesto:wasp waist* * *
cintura sustantivo femenino (de persona, prenda) 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/upcintura 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;Fammeter en cintura a alguien to make sb toe the line, to bring sb into line* * *f waist;meter a alguien en cintura fig fam take s.o. in hand* * *cintura nf1) : waist, waistline2)* * *cintura n waist -
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f waist (measurement)* * *Bụnd|wei|tefwaist measurement* * *Bund·wei·tef waist size* * ** * *Bundweite f waist (measurement)* * * -
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1 [middel] waist2 [deel van een kledingstuk] waist(line)3 [omtrek] waist (size)♦voorbeelden:1 een dunne/fraaie taille hebben • have a slender/lovely waistze gespte een ceintuur om haar taille • she buckled a belt around her waistte nauw in de taille • too narrow at the waist -
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taille [tαj]feminine nouna. ( = partie du corps) waistb. ( = hauteur) heightc. ( = format) size• « taille unique » "one size fits all"• il a trouvé un adversaire à sa taille he's met his match► de taille [erreur] serious ; [objet] sizeable ; [surprise, concession, décision] big ; [difficulté, obstacle] huge• la gaffe est de taille ! it's a major blunder!• il n'est pas de taille (pour une tâche) he isn't up to it ; (face à un concurrent, dans la vie) he doesn't measure up* * *taj1) (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistlineavoir une taille de guêpe — to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist
robe à taille haute/basse — high-/low-waisted dress
2) ( volume) size; fig ( importance) sizede grande/petite taille — [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small
de taille — [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important
à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise — in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company
être de taille à faire — to be up to ou capable of doing
3) ( dimension de vêtement) size‘taille unique’ — ‘one size’
essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous — try the next size up/down
4) ( hauteur) heightpersonne de petite/grande taille — short/tall person
5) ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving6) ( forme obtenue) ( de diamant) cut; ( de haie) shape7) Histoire8) ( tranchant de lame) edge* * *tɒj nf1) (milieu du corps) waistElle a la taille fine. — She has a slim waist.
2) (= hauteur) height3) [vêtement] size4)de taille (obstacle) — sizeable, (adversaire) worthy
5) (action de tailler) [pierre, diamant] cutting, [arbre, branche, rosier] pruning* * *taille ⇒ Les tailles nf1 ⇒ Le corps humain (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistline; taille fine/épaisse slim/large waist ou waistline; avoir une taille de guêpe to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist; prendre qn par la taille to put one's arm around sb's waist; avoir la taille bien prise dans un manteau to wear a coat with a fitted waist; robe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress;2 ( volume) size; fig ( importance) size; de grande/petite taille [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small; entreprise de taille moyenne medium-sized company; de la taille de the size of; société de taille européenne company on a European scale; de taille [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important; à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company; un partenaire à sa taille a suitable partner; l'entreprise est de taille! it's no small undertaking!; être de taille à faire to be up to ou capable of doing; il n'est pas de taille he's not up to it;3 ( dimension de vêtement) size; taille 42 size 42; quelle taille fais-tu? what size do you take?; ce n'est pas ma taille or à ma taille it is not my size; ‘taille unique’ ‘one size’; essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous try the next size up/down; qu'avez-vous à ma taille? what have you got in my size?; avoir la taille mannequin to be a standard size; rayon grandes tailles outsize department; rayon petites tailles petite department;4 ( hauteur) height; être de grande/petite taille to be tall/short; personne de petite/grande taille short/tall person; personne de taille moyenne person of average height; se redresser de toute sa taille to draw oneself up to one's full height; il a promené sa haute taille dans toute l'Europe his tall figure is known throughout Europe;5 ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving;8 ( tranchant de lame) edge;[taj] nom fémininA.1. HORTICULTURE [d'un arbre - généralement] pruning ; [ - importante] cutting back ; [ - légère] trimming[de la vigne] pruningfrapper de taille to strike ou to slash with the edge of one's sword[en gravure] etching[sur le chantier] dressingB.1. [d'une personne, d'un animal] heightune femme de haute taille a tall woman, a woman of considerable heightde la taille de as big as, the size of2. [d'un endroit, d'un objet] size3. [importance] size4. [vêtement] sizedonnez-moi la taille en dessous/au-dessus give me one size down/uples grandes/petites tailles the large/small sizesdeux tailles de plus/de moins two sizes bigger/smaller5. [partie du corps] waistavoir la taille longue/courte to be long-/short-waistedavoir la taille fine to be slim-waisted ou slender-waistedsa robe est serrée/trop serrée à la taille her dress is fitted/too tight at the waistavoir une taille de guêpe ou de nymphe to have an hourglass figureavoir la taille bien prise to have a nice ou good figure6. [partie d'un vêtement] waistrobe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress7. INFORMATIQUE————————à la taille de locution prépositionnelle————————de taille locution adjectivale2. [capable]face à un adversaire comme lui, tu n'es pas de taille you're no match for an opponent like himde taille à capable of, able to -
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taille [tαj]feminine nouna. ( = partie du corps) waistb. ( = hauteur) heightc. ( = format) size• « taille unique » "one size fits all"• il a trouvé un adversaire à sa taille he's met his match► de taille [erreur] serious ; [objet] sizeable ; [surprise, concession, décision] big ; [difficulté, obstacle] huge• la gaffe est de taille ! it's a major blunder!• il n'est pas de taille (pour une tâche) he isn't up to it ; (face à un concurrent, dans la vie) he doesn't measure up* * *taj1) (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistlineavoir une taille de guêpe — to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist
robe à taille haute/basse — high-/low-waisted dress
2) ( volume) size; fig ( importance) sizede grande/petite taille — [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small
de taille — [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important
à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise — in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company
être de taille à faire — to be up to ou capable of doing
3) ( dimension de vêtement) size‘taille unique’ — ‘one size’
essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous — try the next size up/down
4) ( hauteur) heightpersonne de petite/grande taille — short/tall person
5) ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving6) ( forme obtenue) ( de diamant) cut; ( de haie) shape7) Histoire8) ( tranchant de lame) edge* * *tɒj nf1) (milieu du corps) waistElle a la taille fine. — She has a slim waist.
2) (= hauteur) height3) [vêtement] size4)de taille (obstacle) — sizeable, (adversaire) worthy
5) (action de tailler) [pierre, diamant] cutting, [arbre, branche, rosier] pruning* * *taille ⇒ Les tailles nf1 ⇒ Le corps humain (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistline; taille fine/épaisse slim/large waist ou waistline; avoir une taille de guêpe to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist; prendre qn par la taille to put one's arm around sb's waist; avoir la taille bien prise dans un manteau to wear a coat with a fitted waist; robe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress;2 ( volume) size; fig ( importance) size; de grande/petite taille [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small; entreprise de taille moyenne medium-sized company; de la taille de the size of; société de taille européenne company on a European scale; de taille [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important; à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company; un partenaire à sa taille a suitable partner; l'entreprise est de taille! it's no small undertaking!; être de taille à faire to be up to ou capable of doing; il n'est pas de taille he's not up to it;3 ( dimension de vêtement) size; taille 42 size 42; quelle taille fais-tu? what size do you take?; ce n'est pas ma taille or à ma taille it is not my size; ‘taille unique’ ‘one size’; essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous try the next size up/down; qu'avez-vous à ma taille? what have you got in my size?; avoir la taille mannequin to be a standard size; rayon grandes tailles outsize department; rayon petites tailles petite department;4 ( hauteur) height; être de grande/petite taille to be tall/short; personne de petite/grande taille short/tall person; personne de taille moyenne person of average height; se redresser de toute sa taille to draw oneself up to one's full height; il a promené sa haute taille dans toute l'Europe his tall figure is known throughout Europe;5 ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving;8 ( tranchant de lame) edge;1. [bâti]2. [apte à]3. [coupé - arbre] trimmed, pruned ; [ - haie] trimmed, clipped ; [ - cristal] cut ; [ - crayon] sharpened ; [ - barbe, moustache] trimmedun costume bien/mal taillé a well-cut/badly-cut suit -
20 talle
m.1 waist (cintura).2 figure (figura, cuerpo).3 measurement (medida).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tallar.* * *1 (cintura) waist2 (figura - de hombre) build, physique; (- de mujer) figure, shape3 COSTURA shoulder-to-waist measurement* * *noun m.1) waist2) figure, shape* * *SM1) (=cintura) waist2) (=medidas) waist and chest measurements pl ; (=talla) size, fitting3) (=tipo) [de mujer] figure; [de hombre] build, physique4) (=aspecto) look, appearance; (=contorno) outline* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= 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.* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= 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.* * *1 (cintura) waistde talle esbelto slim-waisted2 (figura) figuretiene buen talle she has a good figure3 (en costura) trunk measurement, measurement from shoulder to waistes corta de talle she's short-waistedme queda corto de talle the waist is too high on me, it's too short in the body4 ( RPl) (de una prenda) sizede talle único one-sizeCompuesto:wasp waist ( dated)tiene un talle de avispa she has a tiny waist* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
talle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª 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)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
talle sustantivo masculino
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
* * *talle nm1. [cintura] waist;de talle estrecho narrow-waisted;talle de avispa wasp waist2. [figura, cuerpo] figure3. [en sastrería] neck to waist measurement;se llevan las chaquetas de talle largo long-waisted jackets are the fashion4. Chile, Guat, Méx [corsé] corset5. RP [talla] size* * *m waist* * *talle nm1) : size2) : waist, waistline3) : figure, shape
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