réfrigérateur
refrigerator
The French word 'réfrigérateur' is used in the same way as the English word 'refrigerator'. It is a noun and refers to the appliance used to keep food and drinks cold. In everyday French conversation, it may be shortened to 'frigo'.
Example sentences using: réfrigérateur
Le réfrigérateur est vide.
The refrigerator is empty.
This sentence is an example of a simple observational sentence in French, using 'est' the third person singular form of 'être' meaning 'is' to relate the subject, the refrigerator, to the adjective 'vide', meaning 'empty'.
Je range les légumes dans le réfrigérateur.
I put the vegetables in the refrigerator.
This sentence demonstrates how prepositions work in French sentences. In this case, 'dans' means 'in'. You will notice that the object 'the vegetables' comes directly after the verb 'range', meaning 'put'.
Il faut nettoyer le réfrigérateur.
The refrigerator needs to be cleaned.
This sentence contains the impersonal expression 'il faut' followed by the infinitive form of a verb, 'nettoyer'. This is a common structure in French used to express necessity or obligation, similar to 'needs to' in English.