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1 lace curtain
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2 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.) cortina- curtain off
curtain n1. cortina2. telóntr['kɜːtən]1 (gen) cortina2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL telón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'Curtain up at...' SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL "La obra empieza a..."to be curtains for somebody/something ser el fin de alguien/algoto draw the curtains correr las cortinascurtain call llamada a escena, salida a escenacurtain raiser (in theatre) entremés nombre masculino, sainete nombre masculino 2 (foretaste) aperitivocurtain rod varilla de la cortinanet curtain visillothe Iron Curtain el telón de acerocurtain ['kərtən] n: cortina f (de una ventana), telón m (en un teatro)n.• telón (ESP) s.m.n.• cortina s.f.• lienzo s.m.v.• proveer de cortina v.• separar con cortina v.'kɜːrtṇ, 'kɜːtṇa) ( at window) cortina fb) ( Theat) telón mit's curtains for you — (colloq) estás acabado
Phrasal Verbs:['kɜːtn]1. Nto draw the curtains — (together) correr las cortinas; (apart) abrir las cortinas
a curtain of fire — (Mil) una cortina de fuego
- raise the curtain on sth- bring the curtain down on sthsafety 2.2) (fig) [of secrecy] halo m; [of mist] manto m2.3.CPDcurtain 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]a) ( at window) cortina fb) ( Theat) telón mit's curtains for you — (colloq) estás acabado
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3 visillo
visillo sustantivo masculino net curtain, lace curtain
visillo sustantivo masculino net curtain, lace curtain
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