Meaning
windscreen wiper
- a device with a rubber blade used to clear water or snow from a vehicle windscreen
In a sentence
Pioveva così forte che ho dovuto accendere subito i tergicristalli.
It was raining so hard that I had to turn on the wipers immediately.
Il tergicristallo sinistro si è bloccato a metà del parabrezza.
The left windscreen wiper got stuck in the middle of the windscreen.
Devi sostituire le spazzole del tergicristallo prima dell'inverno.
You must replace the wiper blades before winter.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tergicristallo | masculine · singular |
| tergicristalli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Compound formed from 'tergere' (to wipe) and 'cristallo' (glass/windscreen).
- Frequently used in the plural 'tergicristalli'.