the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
“young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable”
noun
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
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Europe
🇩🇪German
Taille
der mittlere Bereich des menschlichen Rumpfes (normalerweise vorne)
🇫🇷French
diaphragme
la zone médiane du torse humain (généralement devant)
🇪🇸Spanish
diafragma
el área media del torso humano (generalmente al frente)
🇮🇹Italian
ombelico
l'area centrale del busto umano (solitamente davanti)
🇳🇱Dutch
middenrif
het middelste gedeelte van de menselijke torso (meestal aan de voorkant)
🇵🇹Portuguese
barriga
a área intermediária do torso humano (geralmente na frente)
🇷🇺Russian
живот
средняя часть туловища человека (обычно спереди)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मिडरिफ
मानव धड़ का मध्य क्षेत्र (आमतौर पर सामने)
🇧🇩Bengali
মিডরিফ
মানুষের ধড়ের মধ্যবর্তী এলাকা (সাধারণত সামনে)
🇮🇳Tamil
நடுப்பகுதி
மனித உடற்பகுதியின் நடுப்பகுதி (பொதுவாக முன்)
🇮🇳Telugu
మిడ్రిఫ్
మానవ మొండెం మధ్య ప్రాంతం (సాధారణంగా ముందు)
🇮🇳Marathi
मिड्रिफ
मानवी धडाचे मधले क्षेत्र (सामान्यतः समोर)
🇮🇳Gujarati
મિડ્રિફ
માનવ ધડનો મધ્ય વિસ્તાર (સામાન્ય રીતે આગળ)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿಡ್ರಿಫ್
ಮಾನವ ಮುಂಡದ ಮಧ್ಯದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
നടുഭാഗം
മനുഷ്യ ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ മധ്യഭാഗം (സാധാരണയായി മുന്നിൽ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਿਡਰਿਫ
ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਧੜ ਦਾ ਮੱਧ ਖੇਤਰ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
膈
人体躯干的中间区域（通常在前面）
🇯🇵Japanese
腹部
人間の胴体の中央部分（通常は前部）
🇰🇷Korean
횡격막
인간 몸통의 중간 부분(보통 앞쪽)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phần giữa
khu vực giữa của thân người (thường ở phía trước)
🇹🇭Thai
กระบังลม
บริเวณตรงกลางของลำตัวมนุษย์ (ปกติอยู่ด้านหน้า)
🇮🇩Indonesian
sekat rongga badan
area tengah tubuh manusia (biasanya di depan)
🇲🇾Malay
bahagian tengah
bahagian tengah batang tubuh manusia (biasanya di hadapan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحجاب الحاجز
المنطقة الوسطى من الجذع البشري (عادة في الأمام)
🇮🇷Persian
میانی
ناحیه میانی تنه انسان (معمولاً در جلو)
🇹🇷Turkish
diafram
insan gövdesinin orta bölgesi (genellikle ön tarafta)
🇮🇱Hebrew
סַרעֶפֶת
האזור האמצעי של פלג גוף עליון (בדרך כלל מלפנים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'midriff'?
The primary meaning of 'midriff' is 'the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'midriff' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'midriff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'midriff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'midriff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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