curtain

curtain
'kə:tn
noun
(a piece of material hung up to act as a screen at a window, on a theatre stage etc: The maid drew the curtains; The curtain came down at the end of the play.) cortina
- curtain off
curtain n
1. cortina
draw the curtains corre la cortina
2. telón
the curtain goes up at seven el telón se levanta a las siete
curtain
tr['kɜːtən]
noun
1 (gen) cortina
2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL telón nombre masculino
3 figurative use (of rain, mist, smoke) cortina, velo; (of fog) manto; (of secrecy) halo, velo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
'Curtain up at ...' SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL "La obra empieza a ..."
to be curtains for somebody/something ser el fin de alguien/algo
■ it's curtains for you estás acabado
to draw the curtains correr las cortinas
curtain call llamada a escena, salida a escena
curtain rail riel nombre masculino
curtain raiser (in theatre) entremés nombre masculino, sainete nombre masculino 2 (foretaste) aperitivo
curtain rod varilla de la cortina
net curtain visillo
the Iron Curtain el telón de acero
curtain ['kərtən] n
: cortina f (de una ventana), telón m (en un teatro)
curtain (Theater)
n.
• telón (ESP) s.m.
n.
• cortina s.f.
• lienzo s.m.
v.
• proveer de cortina v.
• separar con cortina v.
'kɜːrtṇ, 'kɜːtṇ
noun
a) (at window) cortina f

a pair of curtains — unas cortinas

b) (Theat) telón m

it's curtains for you — (colloq) estás acabado

c) (of rain) cortina f; (of fog) manto m; (of mystery, secrecy) halo m, velo m
Phrasal Verbs:
['kɜːtn]
1. N
1) (gen) (Mil) cortina f; (=lace, small etc) visillo m; (Theat) telón m

to draw the curtains — (together) correr las cortinas; (apart) abrir las cortinas

a curtain of fire — (Mil) una cortina de fuego

when the final curtain came down — cuando el telón bajó por última vez

it'll be curtains for you! * — será el acabóse para ti

- raise the curtain on sth
- bring the curtain down on sth
safety 2.
2) (fig) [of secrecy] halo m; [of mist] manto m
2.
VT proveer de cortinas
3.
CPD

curtain call N — (Theat) llamada f a escena

curtain hook N — colgadero m de cortina

curtain pole N — = curtain rod

curtain rail N — riel m (de las cortinas)

curtain ring N — anilla f (de las cortinas)

curtain rod N — barra f (de las cortinas)

curtain wall N — [of house, building] muro mpl de cerramiento; [of castle] (=low wall outside) contramuralla f, falsabraga f; (between bastions or towers) lienzo m, muralla f

* * *
['kɜːrtṇ, 'kɜːtṇ]
noun
a) (at window) cortina f

a pair of curtains — unas cortinas

b) (Theat) telón m

it's curtains for you — (colloq) estás acabado

c) (of rain) cortina f; (of fog) manto m; (of mystery, secrecy) halo m, velo m
Phrasal Verbs:

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