réfrigérer après ouverture
The English phrase "refrigerate after opening" is translated into French as réfrigérer après ouverture.
This specific phrasing is the standard technical formula found on food and beverage labels in French-speaking markets to instruct consumers to keep a product cold once the seal is broken.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the infinitive verb réfrigérer (to refrigerate), the preposition après (after) and the noun ouverture (opening).
How does it change in a sentence?
In French packaging instructions, the infinitive form réfrigérer is used as an impersonal imperative rather than the conjugated command forms.
Did you know?
- The word réfrigérer comes from the Latin word 'refrigerāre', which originally meant to cool or refresh, often referring to the spirit or the body rather than a machine.
- While réfrigérer is the standard for packaging, French speakers often use the word frigo in daily conversation, which is a colloquial shortening of réfrigérateur.
- In French, the noun ouverture can refer to both the act of opening a package and the physical gap or opening created by that act.
Examples in context
- Conservez au réfrigérateur après ouverture.Store in the refrigerator after opening.
- L'étiquette dit : réfrigérer après ouverture.The label says: refrigerate after opening.
Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are putting groceries away in the kitchen.
- LéaRegarde, Lucas, il faut réfrigérer après ouverture.Look, Lucas, you have to refrigerate after opening.
- LucasC'est noté, je le mets au frais.Got it, I'll put it in the fridge.
- LéaMerci, car c'est un produit frais.Thanks, because it's a fresh product.
- LucasPas de problème, Léa.No problem, Léa.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries après, ouverture, réfrigérer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
