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refrigerator

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re·frig·er·a·tor  (r-frj-rtr)
n.
An appliance, cabinet, or room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature.

refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtə]
n
a chamber in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool Informal word fridge
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.refrigeratorrefrigerator - white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
cooler, ice chest - a refrigerator for cooling liquids
drip pan - pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
electric refrigerator, fridge - a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
refrigeration system - a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)
white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
Translations
refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtəʳ]
A. Nfrigorífico m, nevera f, refrigeradora f (LAm)
B. CPD refrigerator lorry Ncamión m frigorífico
refrigerator ship Nbuque m frigorífico

refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər] nréfrigérateur m

refrigerator
nKühlschrank m, → Eisschrank m; (= room)Kühlraum m

refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtəʳ] nfrigorifero
refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtəʳ] nfrigorifero

refrigerator
n refrigerator [rəˈfridʒəreitə]
(alsofridgefridʒ American also ˈicebox ) a machine which keeps food cold and so prevents it from going bad: Milk should be kept in the refrigerator. yskas ثَلاجَه، بَرّاد хладилник chladnička køleskab der Kühlschrank ψυγείο frigorífico, nevera külm(utus)kapp یخچال jääkaappi réfrigérateur מְקַרֵר रिफ्रेजरेटर hladnjak, frižider hűtőszekrény lemari es ísskápur frigorifero 冷蔵庫 냉장고 šaldytuvas saldētava; ledusskapis peti sejuk koelkast kjøleskap lodówka frigorífico frigider холодильник chladnička hladilnik frižider kylskåp ตู้เย็น buzdolabı 冰箱 холодильник فرج tủ lạnh
v reˈfrigerate
to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad Meat should be refrigerated. verkoel يُبَرِّد، يَحْفَظ في ثَلاجَه охлаждам chladit, zmrazit opbevare i køleskab kühlen διατηρώ στο ψυγείο refrigerar külmas hoidma, jahutama در یخچال نگه داشتن؛ در جای سرد نگه داشتن jäähdyttää réfrigérer לְקֵרֵר प्रशीतित करना, ठण्डा करना ohladiti, ulediti fagyaszt mendinginkan kæla (mettere in frigorifero) 冷蔵する 냉장 보관하다 šaldyti []saldēt; glabāt ledusskapī/saldētavā sejuk-beku koel houden av-/nedkjøle przechowywać w chłodnym miejscu refrigerar a păstra la rece охлаждать zmraziť (o)hladiti staviti u frižider kyla, förvara kallt ทำให้เย็นหรือเป็นน้ำแข็ง soğutmak 冷藏 охолоджувати; заморожувати کھانے وغیرہ کو ٹھنڈا کرکے محفوظ کرنا làm lạnh
n reˌfrigeˈration
verkoeling تَبْريد، حِفْظ في ثَلاجَه охлаждане zmražení nedkøling die Kühlung διατήρηση στο ψυγείο refrigeración külmutus نگهداری در یخچال؛ سرد سازی jäähdytys réfrigération קִירוּר ठण्डा करना, प्रशीतन hlađenje, uleđenje (le/be/mély)hűtés pendinginan kæling refrigerazione 冷蔵 냉장 šaldymas []saldēšana penyejukan koeling (av-/ned)kjøling chłodzenie refrigeração răcire охлаждение zmrazenie hlajenje stavljanje u frižider kylning การทำให้เป็นน้ำแข็ง soğutma 冷藏 охолоджування; заморожування یخ بستہ کرنے کا عمل sự làm lạnh

refrigerator ثلاجة lednička køleskab Kühlschrank ψυγείο refrigerador jääkaappi réfrigérateur hladnjak frigorifero 冷蔵庫 냉장고 koelkast kjøleskap chłodziarka frigorífico, geladeira холодильник kylskåp ตู้เย็น buzdolabı tủ lạnh 电冰箱


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This noble Refrigerator had iced several European courts in his time, and had done it with such complete success that the very name of Englishman yet struck cold to the stomachs of foreigners who had the distinguished honour of remembering him at a distance of a quarter of a century.
The iceman lingered too long now, when he came into the covered porch to fill the refrigerator.
Jo uttered a groan and fell back in her chair, remembering that she had given a last hasty powdering to the berries out of one of the two boxes on the kitchen table, and had neglected to put the milk in the refrigerator.
 
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