Everyday life
frigo
AbbreviationStandardA1Meaning
frigidaire, réfrigérateur
The refrigerator, via the brand Frigidaire cut in half: nobody says the full word at home any more. « Il n'y a plus rien dans le frigo. »
How it is said
frigo
Gender and article
le frigo · masculine
Where you meet it
A conversation at home, a furnished rental advert, a note on the door.
Example
Studio meublé : lit, bureau, plaques, frigo et micro-ondes.
Furnished studio: bed, desk, hob, fridge (frigo) and microwave.
In the DELF
reading A1 · listening A1
Watch out
Masculine: le frigo. In an exam, « réfrigérateur » is safer, but « frigo » is everywhere.
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