parabrisas

/paɾaˈβɾisas/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. windscreen

    Built from para (stops (from parar)) + brisas (breezes).

    • Limpia el parabrisas.

      Clean the windscreen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • para stops (from parar)
  • brisas breezes

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Windschutzscheibe

Windschutzscheibe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "windscreen."

Portuguese

para-brisa

para-brisa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "windscreen."

Practice

1 What does parabrisas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Limpia el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parabrisas?

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