Defrost in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo switch off a freezer or a fridge and let the ice that has built up inside it melt away.

Definition in Japanese冷凍庫や冷蔵庫の電源を切って、中にたまった霜や氷をとかすこと。

Example sentences

• 冷凍庫(れいとうこ)の霜取(しもと)りをしたら、何(なに)が出(で)てきたと思(おも)う？おととしのお正月(しょうがつ)のエビだよ。🔊

  Guess what turned up when we defrosted the chest freezer? A bag of prawns from two Christmases ago.

• 土曜日(どようび)はまるまる冷凍庫(れいとうこ)の霜取(しもと)りをしてて、台所(だいどころ)の床(ゆか)が水(みず)びたしだったよ。🔊

  We spent all Saturday defrosting the freezer, and the kitchen floor ended up as one big puddle.

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