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frigider
refrigerator (fridge) /fri.dʒiˈder/
noun#2809 most common
Also: fridge, icebox (dated)
Example sentences
Laptele este în frigider.
The milk is in the fridge.
Am pus fructele în frigider.
I put the fruit in the fridge.
Frigiderul nostru s-a stricat ieri.
Our fridge broke down yesterday.
Trebuie să curățăm frigiderul în acest weekend.
We need to clean the fridge this weekend.
Ușa frigiderului nu se mai închide bine de când s-a defectat garnitura.
The fridge door no longer closes properly since the seal broke.
Dacă ai fi verificat termostatul frigiderului mai devreme, alimentele nu s-ar mai fi stricat.
If you had checked the fridge's thermostat earlier, the food would not have spoiled.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frigider | frigidere |
| Genitive | frigiderului | frigiderelor |
| Accusative | frigider | frigidere |
| Vocative | frigider | frigidere |
Word family
frigcold, chill
frigidfrigid, unresponsive to warmth
frigiditatefrigidity
frigorificrefrigerating, cooling
Etymology
Frigider is built on the Latin root frigus, meaning cold, the same root behind French frigidaire and Italian frigorifero. Romanian formed the word with a French-style suffix rather than borrowing the French term whole, giving it a shape that reads as native even though the idea and appliance arrived from Western Europe in the 20th century. The word entered everyday use as home refrigeration spread after World War II.
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