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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.
refrigerator
'der Kühlschrank' and 'das Gefrierfach' are both connected with storing food at low temperatures. The 'Kühlschrank' is the whole appliance in which food stays cool, but normally does not freeze. The 'Gefrierfach' is a small separate area in the refrigerator, or its own compartment, where the temperature is below zero degrees. That is where you freeze food. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Gefrierfach' is often part of a 'Kühlschrank'. If something just needs to stay fresh, it goes in the 'Kühlschrank'. If it should freeze solid, it goes in the 'Gefrierfach'.
Das Eis liegt im Gefrierfach, damit es nicht schmilzt.
The ice cream is in the freezer compartment so it doesn't melt.
Maria hat die Milch nach dem Einkauf in den Kühlschrank gestellt.
After shopping, Maria put the milk in the refrigerator.