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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparabrezza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paɾaˈbrɛtsːa
"Un sasso ha rotto il parabrezza mentre guidavo in autostrada."
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2 senses- 1
The glass window at the front of a motor vehicle or aircraft that protects the occupants from the wind and weather.
"A stray pebble flew up from the road and cracked the car's windscreen." - 2
A screen or barrier designed to protect something, such as a microphone or an outdoor seating area, from the wind.
"The sound engineer attached a foam windscreen to the microphone to reduce background noise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of the Old English 'wind' (moving air) and the Middle English 'screen' (derived from Old French 'escran', meaning a shelter or protection from heat or wind). First recorded in the early 20th century, it naturally evolved to describe the protective glass shield fitted in front of the occupants of a motor vehicle.
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pare-brise
Transliteration: paʁ bʁiz
"Il y a une fissure sur le pare-brise de la voiture."
Windschutzscheibe
Transliteration: Vɪntʃʊtˌʃaɪbə
"Die Windschutzscheibe muss wegen eines Steinschlags ausgetauscht werden."
parabrezza
Transliteration: paɾaˈbrɛtsːa
"Un sasso ha rotto il parabrezza mentre guidavo in autostrada."
parabrisas
Transliteration: paɾaˈβɾisas
"El limpiaparabrisas no funciona bien cuando llueve fuerte."
para-brisas
Transliteration: paɾaˈbɾizɐʃ
"O para-brisas do carro ficou sujo de lama."
वाइंडस्क्रीन
Transliteration: vainḍaskrīn
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कार की वाइंडस्क्रीन पर बारिश की बूंदें गिर रही हैं।"
挡风玻璃
Transliteration: dǎng fēng bō li
Script: 中文汉字
"这辆车的挡风玻璃在事故中碎了。"
앞유리
Transliteration: ap-yuri
Script: 한국어 한글
"운전자는 자동차 앞유리를 깨끗이 닦았다."
フロントガラス
Transliteration: furonto garasu
Script: 日本語
"フロントガラスに虫がぶつかった。"
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