What does cellule in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cellule in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cellule in French.

The word cellule in French means cell, cell, cell, cell, committee, cell, animal cell, cancerous cell, padded cell, target cell, calculation cell, crisis centre, drunk tank, detector cell, think tank, technology watch group, surveillance team, family unit, floating cell, germ cell, muscle fibre, nerve cell, photoelectric cell, psychological support unit, blood cell, solar cell, somatic cell, stem cell, plant cell, zygote. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cellule

cell

nom féminin (Biologie : unité morphologique) (Biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les êtres vivants sont composés de plusieurs types de cellules qui ont chacune une fonction propre.
Human beings are made up of many different types of cells that each have their own function.

cell

nom féminin (chambre de prison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les prisonniers vivent dans de minuscules cellules.
Prisoners live in tiny cells.

cell

nom féminin (petit appareil confiné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce robinet s'actionne grâce à des cellules photoélectriques.
This tap is operated by photoelectric cells.

cell

nom féminin (Informatique : case dans un tableur) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu peux passer d'une cellule à l'autre grâce aux flèches directionnelles.
You can move from one cell to the next using the arrow keys.

committee

nom féminin (figuré (groupe très spécialisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à la catastrophe, le gouvernement a décidé la mise en place d'une cellule de crise pour répondre aux questions et trouver des solutions.
Following the disaster, the government decided to put in place a crisis committee to respond to questions and provide answers.

cell

nom féminin (chambre de religieux) (monastery/convent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans sa cellule, Sœur Marie-Thérèse n'avait qu'un lit, une chaise et un crucifix.
In her cell, Sister Marie-Thérèse had nothing but a bed, a chair and a crucifix.

animal cell

nom féminin (structure animale microscopique complexe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cancerous cell

nom féminin (cellule atteinte par le cancer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

padded cell

nom féminin (cellule aux murs rembourrés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

target cell

nom féminin (cellule possédant un récepteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une hormone est une substance chimique sécrétée par une glande endocrine, agissant à distance et par voie sanguine sur des récepteurs spécifiques d'une cellule cible.

calculation cell

nom féminin (cellule de tableur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crisis centre

nom féminin (groupe de gestion de crise) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drunk tank

nom féminin (cellule pour dessaouler) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

detector cell

nom féminin (dispositif de détection de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

think tank

nom féminin (groupe de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

technology watch group

nom féminin (groupe à l'affût des nouveautés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

surveillance team

nom féminin (groupe de surveillance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

family unit

nom féminin (foyer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

floating cell

nom féminin (type de cellule de tableur) (spreadsheet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

germ cell

nom féminin (cellule reproductrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

muscle fibre

nom féminin (fibre musculaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cellules musculaires sont capables de contraction.

nerve cell

nom féminin (neurone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

photoelectric cell

nom féminin (détecteur lumineux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les nouveaux bâtiments, les lumières s'allument grâce à des cellules photoélectriques.

psychological support unit

nom féminin (groupe d'aide psychologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blood cell

nom féminin (cellules du sang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

solar cell

nom féminin (cellule photovoltaïque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

somatic cell

nom féminin (cellule constituant l'individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cellules somatiques ne transmettent pas leur patrimoine génétique.

stem cell

nom féminin (cellule embryonnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cellules souches sont à l'origine de toutes nos cellules sanguines.

plant cell

nom féminin (composant d'organisme végétal) (Botany)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cellules végétales contiennent de la chlorophylle.

zygote

nom féminin (zygote) (Biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cellule-œuf est la première cellule d'un nouvel organisme.

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