freezer compartment
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freezer compartment
A separate area in a refrigerator, or a standalone appliance, where temperatures are below freezing in order to freeze food and store it long-term.
Ich habe noch eine Pizza im Gefrierfach für das Abendessen.
I still have a pizza in the freezer compartment for dinner.
The word is a clear compound made up of the stem of the verb 'gefrieren' (to freeze) and the noun 'das Fach' (the compartment / separate section). So it is literally a compartment for freezing.
Das Gefrierfach ist nicht groß genug für die ganze Torte.
The freezer compartment isn't big enough for the whole cake.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': you put something 'ins Gefrierfach' (into the freezer compartment; accusative, direction), but the food is 'im Gefrierfach' (in the freezer compartment; dative, location). When taking something out, you use 'aus dem Gefrierfach' (out of the freezer compartment).
Leg bitte das Eis ins Gefrierfach, bevor es schmilzt.
Please put the ice cream in the freezer compartment before it melts.
In Austria, alongside 'Gefrierfach' (freezer compartment), the term 'das Tiefkühlfach' (freezer compartment) is also very common and is often used synonymously.
Schau mal nach, ob im Tiefkühlfach noch Pommes sind.
Check whether there are still fries in the freezer compartment.
