crypt

cripta

Stanza sotterranea, spesso sotto una chiesa, in cui possono essere sepolti i morti.

In inglese semplice: An underground room, often beneath a church, where dead people may be buried.

• They went down into the crypt.
• Several stone coffins stood in the dark crypt.
• Visitors can explore the crypt beneath the old chapel.

Sinonimi: vault, burial chamber

Espressioni comuni: church crypt, underground crypt, enter the crypt, cathedral crypt

cripta

Piccolo incavo sulla superficie di una parte del corpo.

In inglese semplice: A small hollow space in the surface of a body part.

• The microscope revealed a small crypt in the tissue.
• Cells grow near the base of each intestinal crypt.
• Food particles can collect in tonsillar crypts.

Sinonimi: cavity, pit

Espressioni comuni: intestinal crypt, tonsillar crypt, crypt cells