torso
The main part of the body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head…The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
» The shoulder joins the arm to the torso.
Плечо соединяет руку и туловище. — al_ex_an_der
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1 sensesThe main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
Torso, Rumpf, Oberkörper
ту́ловищеtúlovišče, торсtors, ко́рпусkórpus
ту́лубtúlub, торсtors, ко́рпусkórpus
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Examples
12 sentencesThe shoulder joins the arm to the torso.
ruПлечо соединяет руку и туловище. — al_ex_an_der
Sami was shot seven times in his torso.
Between the head and the torso is the neck.
ruМежду головой и туловищем — шея. — al_ex_an_der
deZwischen Kopf und Rumpf ist der Hals. — al_ex_an_der
A man was stabbed in the torso overnight during a domestic dispute.
The word goy likely is derived from gev, meaning body or torso.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσοςFrom Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.
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Forms
plural: torsos / torsiSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.