wet cell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wet cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

wet cell [Am ˈwɛt ˌsɛl], wet cell battery [ˈwetˌsel ˌbætərɪ] N

wet cell

pila f a liquido

Translations for wet cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

cell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N

1. cell (for prisoner, monk):

cell

cella f

2. cell:

cell BIOL, BOT

cellula f

3. cell (in honeycomb):

cell

cella f

4. cell:

cell ELEC, CHEM

cella f

5. cell POL:

cell

cellula f

6. cell TELEC:

cell

cella f

cell

cellula f

I.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] ADJ

1. wet (damp):

wet clothing, hair, hand, grass, road, surface, patch

bagnato

wet with tea, rain, urine

bagnato di tè, di pioggia, di urina

wet with blood

intriso di sangue

wet with tears hanky

umido di lacrime

her face was wet with tears

aveva il viso bagnato dalle lacrime

wet with sweat

bagnato di sudore

to get wet

bagnarsi

to get one's feet, clothes wet

bagnarsi i piedi, i vestiti

to get the floor, the towel wet

bagnare il pavimento, l'asciugamano

wet through

fradicio

2. wet (freshly applied):

wet cement, clay, paint, plaster, varnish

fresco

“wet paint”

“vernice fresca”

the ink is still wet

l'inchiostro è ancora fresco

to keep sth wet

non fare asciugare qc

3. wet (rainy):

wet weather, climate, season, day, night, area

piovoso

wet conditions

di umidità

wet spell

di piogge

tomorrow, the North will be wet

domani pioverà al nord

when it's wet

quando piove

4. wet Brit pej:

wet person

debole di carattere

wet remark, action

poco convincente

don't be so wet!

un po' di grinta!

5. wet Brit POL:

wet Tory, minister, cabinet, MP

moderato

6. wet (where alcohol is sold) inf:

wet state, country

= dove è consentito acquistare alcolici

II.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] N

1. wet (dampness):

wet

umidità f

this plant is tolerant of the wet

questa pianta tollera l'umidità

ducks like the wet

le anatre amano l'acqua

the car won't start in the wet

l'auto non parte quando piove

the tyre performs well in the wet

questo pneumatico offre buone prestazioni sul bagnato

2. wet Brit (feeble person):

wet inf pej

debole mf

3. wet Brit POL:

wet

conservatore m moderato / conservatrice f moderata

III.wet <forma in -ing wetting, pt/pp wet> [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] VB trans

1. wet (with water, blood, sweat, tea):

wet floor, object, clothes

bagnare

2. wet (urinate in or on):

to wet one's pants

farsela addosso

to wet the bed

bagnare il letto

IV.to wet oneself VB refl

to wet oneself <forma in -ing wetting, pt/pp wet>:

to wet oneself

farsela addosso

V.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt]

he is wet behind the ears

ha ancora il latte alla bocca or gli puzza ancora la bocca di latte

to wet one's whistle

bagnarsi la bocca

wet cell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wet cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

cell [sel] N

1. cell (in prison):

cell

cella f

2. cell BIOL, POL:

cell

cellula f

a single-cell animal

un organismo animale unicellulare

grey cells

materia f grigia inf

3. cell ELEC:

cell

cellula f

I.wet <-tt-> [wet] ADJ

1. wet (soaked):

wet

bagnato, -a

to get wet

bagnarsi

to get sth wet

bagnare qc

wet through

bagnato fradicio

2. wet (not yet dried):

wet

umido, -a

wet paint

pittura fresca

3. wet (rainy):

wet

piovoso, -a

wet weather

tempo piovoso

Phrases:

to be wet behind the ears

avere la bocca che sa ancora di latte

to be all wet sl

sbagliarsi di grosso

II.wet <wet, wet> [wet] VB trans

1. wet (make damp):

wet

inumidire

2. wet (urinate on):

to wet oneself/one's pants

farsi la pipì addosso

to wet the bed

fare la pipì a letto

III.wet [wet] N

1. wet:

the wet (rain)

la pioggia

2. wet inf POL:

wet

antiproibizionista mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike a wet cell, a dry cell can operate in any orientation without spilling, as it contains no free liquid, making it suitable for portable equipment.

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They may be used as an electrolyte in a wet cell battery, such as sulfuric acid in a car battery.

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