Cellmate Meaning in English
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التعريف
A person who shares a prison cell with another prisoner.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Used in prison context only; 'cellmate' always refers to people sharing a jail or prison cell. Not used for hospital or other cells. Informal, but not slang. Usually used as a noun ('my cellmate'), sometimes in phrases like 'former cellmate.'
Spanish: compañero de celdaPortuguese (BR): companheiro de celaPortuguese (PT): companheiro de celaChinese (Simplified): 狱友Chinese (Traditional): 獄友Hindi: सेलमेटArabic: زميل الزنزانةBengali: সহকক্ষীRussian: сокамерникJapanese: 同房者 - 牢屋仲間Vietnamese: bạn cùng phòng giamKorean: 감방 동료 - 방 동료 (교도소)Turkish: koğuş arkadaşıUrdu: ساتھی قیدیIndonesian: teman satu sel
جمل نموذجية
The guard called out to my cellmate.
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I got really close to my cellmate during those years inside.
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Rumor has it his cellmate helped him escape.
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When I first met my cellmate, I wasn't sure I could trust him.
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My cellmate taught me how to play chess.
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He shares the cell with his cellmate.
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