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"Frigorífico" is a noun which is often translated as "refrigerator", and "refrigerador" is a noun which is also often translated as "refrigerator". Learn more about the difference between "frigorífico" and "refrigerador" below.
el frigorífico, frigorífico(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. refrigerator
Yo siempre guardo las frutas y las verduras en el frigorífico.I always keep all the fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator.
b. fridge
Creo que la leche que está en el frigorífico se puso mala.I think the milk in the fridge is spoiled.
c. icebox (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El vino blanco está en el frigorífico, junto a las botellas de cerveza.The white wine is in the icebox, next to the beer bottles.
2. (establishment) (Panama) (South America)
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. cold-storage plant
Los cortes bovinos congelados están en el frigorífico, listos para ser embarcados y exportados.The frozen bovine cuts are in the cold-storage plant, ready to be shipped and exported.
b. meat processing plant
Al frigorífico llegan más de 900 vacas y cerdos por día.More than 900 cows and pigs enter the meat processing plant every day.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. refrigerated
El camión frigorífico se estacionó frente a la carnicería y entregó la carne.The refrigerated truck parked outside the butcher's and delivered the meat.
b. refrigerator
El barco frigorífico transporta lácteos y pescados congelados.The refrigerator ship carries frozen fish and dairy products.
el refrigerador(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. fridge
Cuando tengo hambre, abro el refrigerador cada diez minutos.When I'm hungry, I'm in the fridge every ten minutes.
a. cooling unit
El refrigerador está fallando y hay que cambiarlo.The cooling unit is failing and needs to be replaced.
b. cooling system
El refrigerador evita que el motor se sobrecaliente.The cooling system keeps the engine from overheating.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (that cools)
a. refrigerating
Este líquido también se puede utilizar como agente refrigerador.This liquid can also be used as a refrigerating agent.
b. cooling
El ventilador refrigerador de la computadora suena raro.The computer's cooling fan is making a strange noise.
