No. 483 in Portuguese
celular
"Celular" means "cell phone" or "mobile phone" in English.
In a sentence
Eu preciso carregar o meu celular.
I need to charge my cellphone.
Means mobile phone.
O tecido celular é essencial para a biologia.
Cellular tissue is essential for biology.
Refers to cells in a biological context.
A cobertura celular nesta área é muito ruim.
The cellular coverage in this area is very poor.
Pertains to mobile network coverage.
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