cintura
1. (anatomy) waist
·me rodeó la cintura con los brazos
·she put her arms around my waist
·tiene poca cintura
·she has a slim waist
·tengo 76cm de cintura
·my waist (measurement) is 76cm
·de cintura para abajo
·from the waist down
·con 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
·cintura de avispa wasp waist
2. [de falda, pantalónoun] waist
·un pantalónoun ancho de cintura
·a pair of trousers that are loose-fitting around the waist
·un vestido alto de cintura
·a high-waisted dress
b. meter a somebody, someone en cintura to bring somebody into line, make somebody toe the line