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How to Say ‘The waist is eighty-two centimeters.’ in Italian

La vita è ottantadue centimetri.

lah VEE-tah eh ot-tahn-tah-DOO-eh chen-tee-MEH-tree

[lah VEE-tah eh ot-tahn-tah-DOO-eh chen-tee-MEH-tree]

Phrase Breakdown

La vita

lah VEE-tah

the waist

The waist as a body measurement; feminine singular noun phrase.

Example

La vita è stretta.

The waist is narrow.

Words in this phrase

La

[lah]

the

Feminine singular article for a noun.

Example

La sedia è comoda.

The chair is comfortable.

vita

[VEE-tah]

waist

The waist area around the middle of the body.

Example

La vita è misurata dal nastro.

The waist is measured with the tape.

è

[eh]

is

Third-person singular of essere.

Example

La visita è oggi.

The appointment is today.

Ottantadue centimetri

ot-tahn-tah-DOO-eh chen-tee-MEH-tree

eighty-two centimeters

A measurement phrase indicating size or circumference.

Example

Misura ottantadue centimetri.

It measures eighty-two centimeters.

Words in this phrase

ottantadue

[ot-tahn-tah-DOO-eh]

eighty-two

The number 82.

Example

Ottantadue è il mio numero fortunato.

Eighty-two is my lucky number.

centimetri

[chen-tee-MEH-tree]

centimeters

Unit of length for smaller measurements.

Example

La scatola è alta quindici centimetri.

The box is fifteen centimeters tall.

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