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Curtain

Translations

curtainnoun
curtains
pl
UK
/ˈkɜːtən/
US
/ˈkɜrtən/
le lever de rideauDans le sens de l’heure de début d’une représentation.
Curtain is at 7:30 p.m., so please take your seats by seven fifteen.
Le lever de rideau est à 19 h 30, alors veuillez prendre place à 19 h 15.
She pulled back the curtain to let in the morning sunlight.
Elle a tiré le rideau pour laisser entrer la lumière du matin.
rideauSpécialement au théâtre.
The curtain rose, signaling the start of the play.
Le rideau s’est levé, signalant le début de la pièce.
Additional translations
rideauSens figuré ou littéraire : ce qui cache ou sépare.
les rideauxPluriel seulement dans l’expression familière.
rideau de ferSens figuré, surtout dans l’expression consacrée « Iron Curtain ».
Synonyms
tapestry
screen
veil
shutter
blind
panel
divider
drape
curtainverb
curtained
Past Simple
curtained
Past Participle
curtaining
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɜː.tən/
US
/ˈkɝː.tən/
voilerSens figuré : couvrir ou dissimuler comme par un rideau.
The mist curtained the mountains, making them invisible from the valley.
La brume voilait les montagnes, les rendant invisibles depuis la vallée.
Additional translations
rideauterRare; usage littéraire ou technique.
Synonyms
hang
draw
veil
shroud
screen
mask
conceal
cover
obscure
close off
separate
partition
enclose
drape
curtainadjective
UK
/ˈkɜː.tən/
US
/ˈkɝː.tən/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., curtain rod, curtain call)
de rideauAttributif.
We bought a curtain rod and matching curtain rings.
Nous avons acheté une tringle à rideau et des anneaux de rideau assortis.
Synonyms
draped
curtained
veiled
screened
screening
shielding
shading
enclosing
partitioning

Definitions

curtainnoun
A piece of cloth or other material used to cover a window, stage, or other opening, often to block light or provide privacy.
She pulled back the curtain to let in the morning sunlight.
A movable or fixed screen or drape used in a theater to separate the stage from the auditorium or to conceal something from view.
The curtain rose, signaling the start of the play.
A barrier or screen of any kind, often used metaphorically to describe something that conceals or separates.
The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.
(informal, plural only) The end, death, or ruin.
"If the police catch us, it's curtains," he whispered.
The time at which a theatrical performance begins.
Curtain is at 7:30 p.m., so please take your seats by seven fifteen.
curtainverb
To provide or cover with a curtain.
They decided to curtain the windows to block out the sunlight.
To conceal or hide something as if with a curtain.
The mist curtained the mountains, making them invisible from the valley.
curtainadjective
Attributive: relating to, made for, or functioning with curtains, used before another noun.
We bought a curtain rod and matching curtain rings.
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