Meaning
battery
- drums, drum kit
- set, series (e.g. of pots or tests)
- heat (in a race)
In a sentence
Il telefono è quasi senza batteria.
The phone is almost out of battery.
Hai sentito la batteria in quella canzone?
Did you hear the drums in that song?
Abbiamo comprato una nuova batteria di pentole per la cucina.
We bought a new set of pots for the kitchen.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| batteria | feminine · singular |
| batterie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For electronic devices, batteria is standard; pila usually means a single AA/AAA-style cell, not a phone or car battery.
- For music, la batteria means the whole drum kit; il tamburo is one drum, and le percussioni is broader.
- In cars, Italians often say la batteria è scarica for a dead battery; avoid translating English 'flat battery' literally.