glacière

See also: glaciere

French

Etymology

From glace (“ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡla.sjɛʁ/

Noun

glacière f (plural glacières)

1. icehouse (a deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice)
2. ice cave
3. icebox
4. ice chest, coolbox
5. (figuratively) freezer (a very cold place)
6. (figuratively, law enforcement) waiting room (used as a means to soften a suspect)

   Une heure ou deux en glacière suffisaient souvent à rendre les gens plus loquaces.

   An hour or two in the cooler was often enough to make people more talkative.

Further reading

• “glacière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “glacière” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.