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1 curtain
'kə:tn(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.) gardin, forheng, portière, sceneteppe- curtain offforheng--------gardin--------teppeIsubst. \/ˈkɜːtn\/1) gardin2) forheng, portiere3) ( overført) teppe, vegg4) ( overført) slør5) ( teater) teppe, sceneteppe6) ( teater) teppe, teppefall7) ( teater) sluttreplikk, sorti8) ( teater) fremkallelse9) ( militærvesen) kurtine (mur\/voll mellom to bastioner)10) (slang, som flertall: curtains) slutten, dødendet er ute med oss\/vi er dødsens dersom politiet finner ossa pair of curtains et fag gardinerbehind the curtain bak kulissene, ubemerketbring down the curtain on something avslutte noe, la teppet gå ned for noedraw a curtain over something trekke et (glemselens) slør over noe, forbigå noe i stillhetdraw the curtains trekke gardinene forring up\/down the curtain ( teater) gi signal om at teppet skal gå opp\/nedIIverb \/ˈkɜːtn\/1) henge opp gardiner2) renne, sige (om maling)curtain off skille\/skjerme av med et forheng -
2 curtain-up
subst.1) ( spesielt teater) forklaring: det tidspunktet teppet går opp for en ny forestilling2) forklaring: det tidspunktet noe skal skje\/gå av stabelen -
3 curtain call
(an appearance by actors, singers etc after a performance for the purpose of receiving applause: After the play the actors took ten curtain calls.) framkallelsesubst. \/ˈkɜːtnkɔːl\/( teater) fremkallelse, forklaring: at en eller flere skuespillere blir applaudert frem på scenen etter at stykket er slutt -
4 curtain runner
subst. eller curtain runway( på gardin) løpegang -
5 curtain runway
subst.se ➢ curtain runner -
6 curtain off
(to separate or enclose with a curtain: She curtained off the alcove.) dele av med forheng -
7 curtain fire
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnˌfaɪə\/( militærvesen) sperreild -
8 curtain lecture
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnˌlektʃə\/gardinpreken, skarp irettesettelse -
9 curtain pole
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnpəʊl\/gardinstang (spesielt av tre) -
10 curtain-raiser
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnˌreɪzə\/( teater) forspill, enakter (før hovedstykket) -
11 curtain rod
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnrɒd\/gardinstang -
12 curtain shutter
subst. \/ˈkɜːtnˌʃʌtə\/( fotografering) gardinlukker, spaltelukker -
13 curtain speech
subst.( teater) forklaring: tale til publikum fra scenen etter teppefall -
14 curtain tape
subst.gardinbånd -
15 curtain wall
subst.1) lettvegg, tynn (ikke-bærende) vegg2) (historisk, om middelalderborg) kurtine (festningsvoll mellom to bastioner) -
16 iron curtain
subst.1) (overført, historisk, politikk) jernteppe2) ( teater) jernteppeIron Curtain countries land bak jernteppet (Øst-Europa)the Iron Curtain jernteppet -
17 drop curtain
subst. \/ˈdrɒpˌkɜːtn\/( teater) forteppe, mellomaktteppe -
18 fire curtain
subst. \/ˈfaɪəˌkɜːtn\/( teater) jernteppe -
19 net curtain
subst.trådgardin -
20 safety curtain
subst. \/ˈseɪftɪˌkɜːtn\/( teater) jernteppe (brannsikkert teppe)
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curtain — [kʉrt′ n] n. [ME & OFr cortine < LL(Ec) cortina, lit. a cauldron, enclosing circle of a theater, curtain (< IE base * (s)ker , to CURVE); used in Vulg. instead of L cors, cohors (see COURT) to translate Gr aulaia, curtain (esp. in a… … English World dictionary
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