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frigidaire

refrigerator, fridge

noun free-zhee-DEHR Rare

Origin: From Frigidaire, a US brand name that became genericised in French

Usage Note

Frigidaire is a genericised brand name widely used in informal French for any refrigerator, much like 'Hoover' for vacuum cleaners in English. The standard neutral term is réfrigérateur or the shorter frigo. Frigidaire is used mainly in colloquial speech and is less common among younger generations.

Examples

"Mets le lait dans le frigidaire."

Natural Translation

Put the milk in the fridge.

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