midriff
The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waistThe middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
» Your top does not provide enough midriff coverage, young lady.
Ваш топик недостаточно хорошо закрывает верх живота, юная леди.
Значение
значений: 1The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
Near-synonym: midsection
Bauch, Taille
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
Примеры
предложений: 3Your top does not provide enough midriff coverage, young lady.
Ваш топик недостаточно хорошо закрывает верх живота, юная леди.
I've been on a diet for four months, but my midriff bulge hasn't budged.
On this hot summer day, Mary wore a midriff-baring T-shirt.
deAn diesem heißen Sommertag trug Maria ein bauchfreies T-Shirt.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphrFrom Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.
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Формы
мн. число: midriffsСинонимы
синонимов: 3- (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration:diaphragm
- the middle area of the human torso (usually in front):middlemidsection