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hladnjak

хладњак

hlȃdnjāk · /xlâːdɲaːk/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. (in a car) radiator
    Procurio mi je hladnjak, moram kod majstora. — My radiator is leaking, I need to see a mechanic.
    Motor se pregreva jer je hladnjak zapušen. — The engine overheats because the radiator is clogged.
  2. (in electronics) heat sink; cooler
    Kupio sam jači hladnjak za procesor. — I bought a better cooler for the CPU.

In Serbia a refrigerator is usually called frižider; hladnjak in this sense is more typical of Croatian usage.

Synonyms:
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.hladnjakhladnjaci
Gen.hladnjakahladnjaka
Dat.hladnjakuhladnjacima
Acc.hladnjakhladnjake
Voc.hladnjačehladnjaci
Ins.hladnjakomhladnjacima
Loc.hladnjakuhladnjacima
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