waist

[US]/weɪst/
[UK]/weɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sehemu ya moyo kati ya mpira na mizani.
Word Forms
Pluralwaists
Past Tensewaisted

Phrases & Collocations

small waist

kikao chanya

waist measurement

matukio ya kikao

tighten your waist

kuchuma kikao chako

waist size

uzo ya kikao

slender waist

ukanda mwembekavu

waist circumference

zingineo

waistline

ukanda

waistband

kikapu cha mizani

hourglass waist

kikao ya mizani

waist training

masharti ya kikao

beam waist

kikao ya mizani

waist line

mstari wa kikao

waist width

uzo wa kikao

waist belt

kikao ya kichwa

waist bag

safri ya kikao

Example Sentences

the waist of a violin

mipango ya mbira

a sash round the waist

sash ya kichwa kwa mguu

gird one's waist with a sash

kukang'aa kichwa kwa kichwa cha mafua

took in the waist on the pair of pants.

alikua mipango ya mpira mpya.

bare from the waist upward.

wazi kutoka kwa kiuno juu.

The sound is from the waist of a violin.

sauti inapatana na mipango ya mbira.

he was bare from the waist up.

yeye alikuwa wazi kutoka kwa kiuno juu.

standing waist-deep in the river.

anayetumia mshirika mwa kati kwenye mto kwa mshirika mwa kati ya mshirika mwa kati

My waist measurement is 32 inches.

Kipimo cha ukanda wangu ni inchi 32.

She took in the waist of her dress.

Alikua mipango ya mpira mpya.

the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt.

kesi ina mtego kwa kuambatisha kwenye ukanda wako wa kiuno.

the last time you had a waist was around 1978.

mipango ya mpira mpya ulikuwa mwa muda wa 1978.

a belt encircling her waist;

mipango ya mpira mpya;

Can you take in the waist of these trousers?

Uweke mipango ya mpira mpya hizi?

Gather the waist in a little more with fine stitches.

Ukifanya mipango ya mpira mpya zaidi na mshirikisho mpya.

waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow.

katikati ya maji; hadi kwenye mguvu kwenye snow.

Add shirring to back joint waist seam.Ensure shirring matches shirring along front waist seam.

Kuongeza shirring kwa mpira mpya ya miche. Tafuta shirring ina ujumla na shirring kwa mpira mpya ya miche.

Real-world Examples

My hair goes down to my waist.

Mchome yangu inapita kwa mguu yangu.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

He put an arm round her waist.

Alikuwa na mguu mwa mke yake.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

In several looks, he placed emphasis on the waist.

Katika muda mrefu, alitambua mguu.

Source: Financial Times Reading Selection

So you're actually working the waist a bit here too.

Hakuna kipande kipya ambapo unatumia mguu.

Source: Listening Digest

But you can't take off the waist of your pants.

Lakini unaweza kushuka mguu wa kichwa chako.

Source: Emma's delicious English

The Pachyrhinosaurus has legs as thick as a grown man's waist.

Pachyrhinosaurus ina mguu ambao ni mchafu kama mguu wa mwanamke mrefu.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

When the surf report says waist high waves, whose waist are they talking about?

Wakati maelezo ya mawe inaonyesha mguu mrefu, mguu wengine waliotambua ni waliyotambua.

Source: Connection Magazine

Put your arms around my neck and hold on! David, grab my waist and pull!

Tengeneza mguu yako kwa mguu yangu na ujue! David, kuchuma mguu yangu na ujue!

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

No problem! Now for your pants, let me just measure your waist and the inseam.

Hakuna maswala! Sasa kwa kichwa chako, nishangae mguu yako na mguu mwa kichwa chako.

Source: EnglishPod 181-270

Strong in his new importance, he put his arm around the Head Mistress's waist.

Kwa mguu mwa mke yake, alitambua mguu yake.

Source: Brave New World

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