French Conversation · Level 161
29 words
French word
essuie-glace
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛsɥiglas/
Meaning
- masculine nounwindshield wiper
Example
L'essuie-glace ne marche pas.
The windshield wiper isn't working.
More examples
Il faut remplacer les essuie-glaces usés.
The worn windshield wipers need to be replaced.
Core concept
A small arm-and-blade assembly that repeatedly wipes a vehicle's front window.
Common phrases
mettre les essuie-glaces
turn on the windshield wipers
remplacer les essuie-glaces
replace the windshield wipers
les essuie-glaces arrière
rear windshield wipers
Similar words
lave-glace: A device that sprays cleaning fluid onto the windshield to remove dirt.
essuie-vitre: A handheld rubber or cloth tool for wiping water and dirt from window glass.
Definition in French
Dispositif installé sur la vitre avant d'une voiture dont la lame retire l'eau et la boue en oscillant d'un côté à l'autre.
Word origin
Essuie-glace was formed in French from essuie-, linked to the verb essuyer, and glace, used here for a pane of glass.
Usage tips
- French commonly uses actionner or mettre with this noun for operation, as in actionner l'essuie-glace.