Meaning

3 senses
  1. A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh using refrigeration.

    Meronyms: condenser, crisper, door, evaporator, meat keeper

    Kühlschrank, Kühlraum, Eiskasten

    холоди́льникxolodílʹnik, рефрижера́торrefrižerátor

    холоди́льникxolodýlʹnyk

  2. A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin.

    Meronym: condenser

  3. One who has a chilling influence.

More definitions
  • white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

Examples

409 sentences
  1. Our refrigerator is out of order.

    Наш холодильник не працює. — ascolto

    ruНаш холодильник не работает. — odexed

    deUnser Kühlschrank ist außer Betrieb. — MUIRIEL

  2. I've never seen a pink refrigerator.

    Я ніколи не бачив рожевого холодильника. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не видел розового холодильника. — marafon

    deIch habe noch nie einen rosa Kühlschrank gesehen. — Yorwba

  3. We need to defrost our refrigerator.

    Нам потрібно розморозити холодильник. — deniko

    ruНам нужно разморозить холодильник. — Inego

  4. I'll put this in the refrigerator.

    Я покладу це в холодильник. — deniko

    ruЯ положу это в холодильник. — marafon

    deIch werde das in den Kühlschrank legen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. There is little food in the refrigerator.

    В холодильнику мало їжі. — deniko

    ruВ холодильнике мало еды. — marafon

    deIm Kühlschrank gibt es eine Kleinigkeit zum Essen. — mauersegler

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).

Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”).

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Forms

plural: refrigerators
Singularrefrigerator
Pluralrefrigerators

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures:icebox

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • in the refrigerator
  • of the refrigerator
  • opened the refrigerator
  • the refrigerator and
  • to the refrigerator

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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