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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