breast-high

• Adverbio u obsoleto que significa 'hasta la altura del pecho' o 'a nivel del pecho'. Se usaba históricamente para describir la profundidad del agua o la altura de la vegetación (como cultivos o hierba) que alcanza el pecho de una persona.

An archaic adverb meaning 'up to the height of the breast' or 'at breast level.' It was historically used to describe the depth of water or the height of vegetation (e.g., crops or grass) reaching to a person's chest.

1. Up to the breastC1formal

   Reaching or extending to the height of a person's chest.

   Hasta el pecho

   • The wheat grew breast-high in the field.
   • They waded through the breast-high water.
   • The grass was breast-high after the rainy season.

   Sinónimosbreast-deep