fridge
/frɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रिज
फ्रिज, प्रशीतक
Basic word
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a piece of electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it stays fresh (short for refrigerator)
फ्रिज, प्रशीतक
- Keep the milk in the fridge.
- There is nothing to eat in the fridge.
- Put the vegetables in the fridge to keep them fresh.
+ 1 more example
- The fridge hums quietly at night.
Synonyms refrigerator cooler freezer icebox
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in the fridge
Use 'in' for food or drink stored inside the fridge.
fridge के अंदर रखे भोजन या पेय के लिए 'in' आता है।
- Radhika put the milk in the fridge.
- There is nothing to eat in the fridge.
fridge = refrigerator (short, informal)
'Fridge' is the everyday short form of 'refrigerator', which is more formal and used in writing and shops.
'Fridge' 'refrigerator' का रोज़मर्रा का संक्षिप्त रूप है, जबकि 'refrigerator' अधिक formal है और लेखन तथा दुकानों में आता है।
- We bought a new refrigerator, but everyone calls it the fridge.
fridge + noun
It often acts as a modifier: 'fridge door', 'fridge magnet'.
यह प्रायः modifier की तरह आता है: 'fridge door', 'fridge magnet'।
- The note was stuck to the fridge door.
- She collects fridge magnets from every city.
keep / store / chill in the fridge
Verbs used with the fridge for keeping food cool.
भोजन को ठंडा रखने के लिए fridge के साथ आने वाली क्रियाएँ।
- Keep the curd in the fridge overnight.
- Chill the juice in the fridge for an hour.
fridge vs. freezer
A fridge keeps food cool, while a freezer keeps it frozen at a much lower temperature.
fridge भोजन को ठंडा रखता है, जबकि freezer उसे बहुत कम तापमान पर जमाकर रखता है।
- Butter stays soft in the fridge and hard in the freezer.
+Collocations 5
verb + fridge
openstockdefrostcleanraidclose
- The boys raided the fridge after the match.
adjective + fridge
emptyfullsmallnewolddouble-door
- The double-door fridge was too big for the kitchen.
fridge + noun
doormagnetshelftemperaturelightcompartment
- Leave the vegetables on the bottom fridge shelf.
food + in the fridge
leftoversbuttereggsmilkfruit
- The leftovers are in the fridge.
fridge + action words
humbreak downleakswitch offdefrost
- The old fridge began to hum loudly at night.
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- The power cut meant the fridge stopped working for six hours.
बिजली जाने से fridge छह घंटे तक बंद रहा।
- Radhika takes a bottle of water out of the fridge before leaving home.
राधिका घर से निकलने से पहले fridge से पानी की बोतल निकाल लेती है।
- Do not keep hot food in the fridge until it has cooled.
गर्म भोजन को ठंडा होने तक fridge में न रखें।
- A good fridge saves electricity and keeps food fresh for days.
अच्छा fridge बिजली बचाता है और भोजन को कई दिन ताज़ा रखता है।
- The mangoes taste best when they are chilled in the fridge.
आम fridge में ठंडे किए जाने पर सबसे अच्छे लगते हैं।
- Radhika stuck her weekly timetable on the fridge door with a magnet.
राधिका ने अपनी साप्ताहिक समय-सारणी magnet से fridge के दरवाज़े पर चिपका दी।
- The leftover rice should be kept in the fridge and eaten the next day.
बचा हुआ चावल fridge में रखना चाहिए और अगले दिन खा लेना चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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Keep the cold-storage words: fridge or refrigerator, freezer (keeps food frozen), cooler, cold storage (a large building for keeping food cold), icebox (old-fashioned).
ठंडे भंडारण के शब्द याद रखिए: fridge या refrigerator, freezer (भोजन जमाकर रखता है), cooler, cold storage (भोजन ठंडा रखने का बड़ा भवन, शीतगृह), icebox (पुराना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: a refrigerator works by evaporation of a refrigerant, which absorbs heat; older refrigerants (CFCs) damaged the ozone layer and were banned by the Montreal Protocol (1987).
विज्ञान में फ्रिज प्रशीतक (refrigerant) के वाष्पन से काम करता है, जो ऊष्मा अवशोषित करता है; पुराने प्रशीतकों (CFCs) ने ओज़ोन परत को हानि पहुँचाई और Montreal Protocol (1987) द्वारा प्रतिबंधित किए गए।