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réfrigérateur

refrigerator, fridge

noun reh-free-zheh-rah-TUR Rare

Usage Note

Réfrigérateur is the standard formal word, but in everyday speech the shortened frigo is far more common, functioning like 'fridge' in English. The plural is des réfrigérateurs. A related term is congélateur (freezer).

Examples

"Mets le lait dans le réfrigérateur."

Natural Translation

Put the milk in the fridge.

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