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1 ♦ curtain
♦ curtain /ˈkɜ:tn/n.1 tenda; tendina; cortina: cretonne curtains, tendine di cretonne; to pull back [to draw] the curtains, aprire [chiudere] le tende ( tirandole)2 (fig.) cortina: a curtain of smoke, una cortina di fumo; (polit., stor.) the iron curtain, la cortina di ferro3 (teatr.) sipario; tela: to rise [to drop] the curtain, alzare [lasciar cadere] il sipario; The curtain rose on an empty stage, il sipario si è alzato rivelando una scena vuota; The curtain goes up at 8 p.m., il sipario si alza (o lo spettacolo ha inizio) alle 8; The curtain falls ( o drops, is dropped), cala la tela (o il sipario); The curtain fell ( o came down) to thundering applause, il sipario calò accompagnato da un applauso scrosciante; Curtain up!, su il sipario5 (fis. nucl.) cortina; striscia● (edil.) curtain board, tramezzo antincendio □ (teatr.) curtain call, chiamata alla ribalta: ( di un attore) to take a curtain call, essere chiamato alla ribalta □ (mil.) curtain fire, fuoco di sbarramento □ curtain hook, gancio da tenda □ (antiq.) curtain lecture, ramanzina a quattr'occhi ( di una moglie al marito) □ curtain maker, tendaggista □ curtain rail, binario da tenda; riloga □ curtain raiser, (teatr.) breve spettacolo d'apertura; avanspettacolo; (fig.) prologo, preambolo □ curtain ring, anello da tenda □ curtain rod, asticciola da tenda □ (teatr.) curtain speech, discorso finale di ringraziamento ( di un attore, davanti al sipario chiuso) □ (teatr.) curtain-up, l'alzarsi del sipario □ curtain wall, (archit., di castello, ecc.) cortina, muraglia; (edil.) parete non portante; parete divisoria □ (teatr. e fig.) behind the curtain, dietro le quinte □ (fig.) to bring down the curtain on st., porre fine a qc. □ (fig.) to draw a curtain on (o over) st., stendere un velo su qc. □ (teatr.) final curtain, fine dello spettacolo □ (fig.) to lift the curtain on st., aprire una finestra su qc. ( di segreto, nascosto, ecc.); svelare qc. □ (teatr.) opening curtain, (l') alzarsi del sipario; inizio dello spettacolo □ (fig.) to raise the curtain on st., dare inizio a qc. □ (teatr.) to take the curtain, venire alla ribalta ( per ricevere un applauso) □ (fam.) It will be curtains for him, per lui sarà la fine; sarà fritto.(to) curtain /ˈkɜ:tn/v. t.● to curtain off, dividere (o separare) con una tenda (o una tendina); (fig.) nascondere alla vista; celare.
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