English-Portuguese translations for waist

• cintura
  Em italiano, a palavra sirene [sereias] indica aquelas mulheres lindíssimas com cauda de peixe e nuas da cintura para cima, que vivem no mar. In Italian, the word sirene [mermaids] is used to describe beautiful women with fishes' tails, naked from the waist up, who live in the sea.
  Os indicadores europeus (como exemplo) a medida da cintura são úteis na monitorização do grau de risco em que a população se encontra relativamente a várias doenças relacionadas com a obesidade. European indicators such as waist size are useful for monitoring the risk factors people are exposed to in relation to various obesity-related diseases.

Definition of waist

• The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach
• The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps
• That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle
• The middle part of anything

Related words

• waistcoat
• waistline
• pantywaist
• waistband
• waisted
• waistcloth
• wasp-waisted
• waistjacket
• waistcoast