Also means
waist
Usage Note
Taille refers to a person's height or clothing size (quelle est votre taille?) as well as the waist (une taille fine, a slim waist). In clothing, French sizes differ from UK and US systems, so ma taille in a shop always means the garment size. The idiom de taille means significant or of some magnitude (un problème de taille).
Examples
"Quelle est votre taille pour les vêtements?"
Natural Translation
What is your clothing size?
Literal Translation
What is your size for clothing?

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