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waist
1. n. (Anatomie) Taille
My waist has got smaller after a year in Russia.
Ma taille est devenu plus petite après un an en Russie.
anglais > anglais
waist
1. n. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
2. n. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
3. n. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
4. n. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
5. n. (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
6. n. (obsolete) The middle part of anything.
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taille
1. n-f. the act of cutting, pruning, trimming
2. n-f. size
3. n-f. waist
4. n-f. , translation=The last type is the "hobby horse", a term which Ethnologue reserves for a disguise for a person, made as follows: the body of the person is surrounded at the waist by a cloth — the skir
5. n-f. waistline
6. n-f. a direct tax levied during the Ancien Régime; tallage

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Exemples de phrases

My waist size has recently increased. I guess it's middle-age spread.      Mon tour de taille a récemment augmenté. J'imagine que c'est l'âge. He wrapped his arms around her waist.      Il lui enroula les bras autour de la taille. The water is waist-deep.      L'eau m'arrive jusqu'à la taille. Her body was already in the water from the waist down.      Son corps était déjà immergé à partir de la taille. Those pants are a little too tight in the waist.      Ce pantalon est un peu trop serré à la taille.

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