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cellar

cellar

Meaning of cellar

a room under a house used for storage

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British English/ˈselə/
American English/ˈsɛlər/
Russian transcription[pɐdˈval]
cellar
cellar - подвал
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cellar with Russian translation

cellar usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Дверь в подвал была заперта всю зиму.

The cellar door was locked all winter.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В подвале прохладно даже летом.

The cellar stays cool even in summer.

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cellar belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

cellarподвал
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

cellar synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between cellar / basement / crypt / root cellar

🇬🇧English
cellar

подвал — a room under a house used for storage

A2Rarely

The cellar door was locked all winter.

Дверь в подвал была заперта всю зиму.

C
🇬🇧English
cellar

an underground room below a house, used for storage

A2Very Often

The wine was kept in the cellar.

Вино хранили в подвале.

B
🇬🇧English
basement

the lowest floor of a building, usually partly or fully below ground

A2Very Often

The laundry room is in the basement.

Прачечная находится в подвале.

C
🇬🇧English
crypt

an underground room under a church, used for burials

A2Rarely

The old church has a crypt beneath it.

Под старой церковью есть склеп.

R
🇬🇧English
root cellar

a cellar used for storing vegetables and roots

A2Rarely

They stored potatoes in the root cellar.

Они хранили картофель в погребе.

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How to pronounce cellar and what this word means

cellar translation: подвал. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce cellar

/ˈselə/

cellar translation

подвал

cellar examples

The cellar door was locked all winter.

cellar transcription

/ˈselə/, /ˈsɛlər/

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cellar meaning: what does it mean?

a room under a house used for storage

cellar pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

cellar is pronounced as /ˈselə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

cellar definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The cellar door was locked all winter. Translation: Дверь в подвал была заперта всю зиму.

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