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Spanish Word of the Day
Monday, May 12, 2014

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cintura, noun
waist; waistline

La cintura refers both to your waist, and to your waistline.

Tengo 76cm de cintura.
My waist measurement is 76cm.

Le convendría quitar unos cuantos centímetros a su cintura.
He should lose quite a few centimeters off his waistline.

Note that in these phrases, unlike English, you can leave out the article la:

de (la) cintura para abajo
from the waist down

de (la) cintura para arriba
from the waist up

paralizado de la cintura para abajo
paralysed from the waist down

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