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waist-high

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Adv.1.waist-highwaist-high - up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high"
waist-deep
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waist-high [ˈweɪstˈhaɪ]
A. ADJ → hasta la cintura
the water was waist-high → el agua cubría or llegaba hasta la cintura
B. ADV the ball bounced waist-high → la pelota dio un bote al nivel de la cintura


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He stood in a mass of weeds that grew waist-high in the field that ran away from the hillside.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
His legs swung like a pendulum as he drew himself up with one arm, then shifted the position of the other hand, and very gradually worked himself waist-high with the sill.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Over the edge there peeped a clean-cut, boyish face, which looked keenly about it, and then, with a hand on either side of the aperture, drew itself shoulder-high and waist-high, until one knee rested upon the edge.
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