Meaning
cell
In a sentence
Il ladro è rimasto in cella tutta la notte.
The thief stayed in a cell all night.
Hai visto la cella del grafico nel foglio?
Did you see the chart cell in the sheet?
Non apro la cella senza la chiave.
I don't open the cell without the key.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cella | feminine · singular |
| celle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cella for a prison or monastery room; for a biological cell, cellula is usually preferred in everyday and scientific Italian.
- For phone service, Italians usually say campo/segnale, not cella. In tech, cella can mean a battery cell or spreadsheet cell.
- In compounds, cella often specifies a small enclosed compartment: cella frigorifera, cella fotovoltaica, cella di carico.