How to Say ‘Waist measurement’ in Italian
Misura della vita
mee-ZOO-rah DEL-lah VEE-tah
[mee-ZOO-rah DEL-lah VEE-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [della] is the combined form of [di] + [la]. Italian uses these combined forms a lot, especially in labels and categories like [misura della vita].
Phrase Breakdown
Misura
[mee-ZOO-rah]
measurement / size
Used for the recorded size of something, here a body part.
La misura cambia nel tempo.
The measurement changes over time.
Della vita
DEL-lah VEE-tah
of the waist
A prepositional phrase meaning “of the waist”; vita here refers to the waist, not life.
La circonferenza della vita.
The waist circumference.
Words in this phrase
della
[DEL-lah]
of the
Contracted form of di + la, used before feminine singular nouns.
Il colore della maglia è rosso.
The color of the shirt is red.
vita
[VEE-tah]
waist
The waist area of the body.
La vita è stretta.
The waist is narrow.
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