Cell bars in Portuguese
In Portuguese
a grade da cela
Plural: grades da cela
Definition
Definition in EnglishA wall of upright metal bars that closes off the front of a cell, so that the people inside can be seen but cannot get out.
Definition in PortugueseParede feita de barras de metal na vertical que fecha a frente de uma cela: dá para ver quem está dentro, mas ninguém sai.
Example sentences
Alguém lá no fim do corredor ficava chacoalhando as grades da cela e gritando pelo policial.
Someone down the row kept rattling the cell bars and shouting for the officer.
O senhor pode se afastar das grades da cela? Preciso passar um cobertor pro senhor.
Step back from the cell bars, sir. I need to pass you a blanket.
Os nós dos dedos dela tinham ficado brancos de tanto apertar as grades da cela.
Her knuckles had gone white where she was gripping the cell bars.