Meaning
roller shutter
- a rolling shutter used to cover a window from the outside or inside for light, privacy, or security
In a sentence
La mattina alzo sempre la tapparella.
In the morning I always raise the roller shutter.
Puoi abbassare la tapparella della camera?
Can you lower the bedroom roller shutter?
La tapparella non si chiude bene.
The roller shutter doesn't close properly.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tapparella | feminine · singular |
| tapparelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very common in homes in Italy.
- Different from tenda, which is a curtain or blind.
- Often used with alzare/abbassare: raise/lower the shutter.