cell phone
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Meaning · English
a portable telephone
Literally: phone in a cell
Register: neutral
Examples
I'm gonna get a cell phone tomorrow!Ngày mai tôi sẽ mua một chiếc điện thoại di động.
Tom can't use his cell phone here because he has very expensive roaming charges.Tom không thể dùng điện thoại di động ở đây vì anh ấy phải trả cước phí dịch vụ chuyển vùng quốc tế rất đắt đỏ.
Tatoeba sentence #684700 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cell phone” mean?
a portable telephone Literally: phone in a cell
Is “cell phone” formal or informal?
cell phone is generally neutral.