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Complete Definition of "refrigerator"

English

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəɹˌeɪtə/, SAMPA|/rI"frIdZ@%reIt@/rfv|To my untrained ears, it seems like there is more of a difference between UK and US pronunciation than just the last syllable. For the most part, I agree with the IPA for the US pronunciation, but am not familiar enough with UK accents to say for sure whether the UK IPA is right or wrong.
a|US IPA|/ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəˌɹeɪtɚ/, SAMPA|/rI"frIdZ@%reIt@`/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

Synonyms
fridge

Related terms
top2
fridge
fridge-freezer
refrigerate
mid2
refrigeration
refrigerator-freezer

Translations
trans-top|appliance that refrigerates food
Arabic: ARchar|ثلاجة IPAchar|(θallája) f
Chinese: 冰箱 (bÄ«ngxiÄng)
Czech: lednice f, chladniÄka f
Danish: køleskab n
Dutch: koelkast f, ijskast f, frigo m
Faroese: køliskáp n
Finnish: jääkaappi
French: réfrigérateur m
German: Kühlschrank m, Kühlraum m
Hungarian: hűtőszekrény, frizsider
Icelandic: kæliskápur m, ísskápur m
Indonesian: koelkas
Italian: frigorifero m
trans-mid
Japanese: 冷蔵庫 (れã„ãžã†ã“, reizÅko)
Korean: 냉장고 (naengjanggo)
Latvian: ledusskapis m
Lithuanian: šaldytuvas m
Marathi: शीतकपाटगृह (šītkapÄtgrÅ«ha)
Polish: lodówka f
Portuguese: refrigerador m, geladeira f
Russian: холодильник (xolodíl’nik) m
Sanskrit: शीतकपाटगृह (šītkapÄtgrÅ«ha)
Slovak: ľadniÄka f
Slovene: hladilnik m
Spanish: frigorífico m italbrac|Spain, heladera f italbrac|Argentina|Paraguay|Uruguay, nevera f italbrac|Colombia|Dominican Republic|Puerto Rico|Venezuela - regional usage in Spain, refrigerador m italbrac|Bolivia|Chile|Cuba|Mexico, refrigeradora f italbrac|Central America|Ecuador|Peru, frío m italbrac|Cuba|colloquial
Swedish: kylskåp n
trans-bottom

See also
top2
cooler
freezer
mid2
icebox

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