What does cintura in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cintura in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cintura in Spanish.

The word cintura in Spanish means waist, waist, wasp waist, hanging from the waist, easily, ducking and weaving, ability to adapt, keep under control, move your waist, wriggle your waist. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cintura

waist

nombre femenino (parte del tronco humano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay mujeres que con tal de estrechar su cintura se someten a una cirugía de extracción de costillas flotantes.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The older you get, the more your waistline seems to expand.

waist

nombre femenino (de una prenda de vestir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quiero que mi vestido de novia sea de cintura estrecha y falda amplia.
I want my wedding dress to have a narrow waist and a full skirt.

wasp waist

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (cintura diminuta) (tiny)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marilyn Monroe tenía cintura de avispa.
Marilyn Monroe had a wasp waist.

hanging from the waist

locución adverbial (que pende de la cintura)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

easily

locución adverbial (coloquial, figurado (con facilidad)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
El equipo favorito en las apuestas ganó el campeonato con la mano en la cintura.

ducking and weaving

locución nominal masculina (deportista: agilidad) (boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El atleta tiene mucho juego de cintura.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The boxer managed to avoid knockout blows using a lot of ducking and weaving.

ability to adapt

locución nominal masculina (figurado (capacidad de adaptación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Adaptarse a un nuevo trabajo requiere juego de cintura.
Settling into a new job requires the ability to adapt.

keep under control

locución verbal (someter a disciplina)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Habrá que ver la forma de meter a estos adolescentes en cintura; no podemos consentir que sigan así.
You will have to find a way to keep these adolescents under control; we can't allow them to continue like that.

move your waist, wriggle your waist

locución verbal (contonearse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La mujer movía la cintura muy sensualmente.
The woman moved her waist very sensually.

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