glacière

cool box

noun glah-SYEHR Rare

Also means

icebox

Usage Note

Glacière originally meant a cellar or building where ice was stored before refrigeration; today it is the everyday French word for a portable cool box or ice chest taken to picnics or the beach. Do not confuse it with glacier (ice-cream seller, or a glacier in nature). A related word is glacé, meaning iced or chilled.

Examples

"Mets les boissons dans la glacière avant de partir."

Natural Translation

Put the drinks in the cool box before leaving.

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