fridge
To place inside a refrigerator to chillTo place (something) inside a refrigerator to chill; to refrigerate.
» I've got nothing in my fridge.
Ich habe nichts in meinem Kühlschrank.
У меня в холодильнике ничего нет.
У мене в холодильнику нічого немає.
Meaning
5 senses(informal, transitive)To place (something) inside a refrigerator to chill; to refrigerate.
(slang, transitive)To gratuitously kill, disempower, or otherwise remove (a character, usually female) from a narrative, often strictly to hurt another character (usually male) and motivate vengeance.
(UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive)To chafe or rub (something).
(intransitive, obsolete)To chafe or rub.
(intransitive, obsolete)Synonym of fidge (“to jostle or shake; to fidget, to fig, to frig”).
Examples
522 sentencesI've got nothing in my fridge.
У мене в холодильнику нічого немає.
ruУ меня в холодильнике ничего нет.
deIch habe nichts in meinem Kühlschrank.
There is yogurt in the fridge.
У холодильнику є йогурт.
ruВ холодильнике есть йогурт.
deIm Kühlschrank ist Joghurt.
I've never seen a pink fridge.
Я ніколи не бачив рожевого холодильника.
ruЯ никогда не видел розового холодильника.
deIch habe noch nie einen rosa Kühlschrank gesehen.
I'll put this in the fridge.
Я покладу це в холодильник.
ruЯ положу это в холодильник.
deIch werde das in den Kühlschrank legen.
I'll just put this in the fridge.
Я просто покладу це в холодильник.
ruЯ просто уберу это в холодильник.
Origin
The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrThe noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun.
Probably imitative of the sound of chafing or rubbing.
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Forms
fridges, fridging, fridged, fridgedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Home and furniture — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
3 patterns- in the fridge
- of the fridge
- from the fridge