curfew (redirected from Couvre-feu)

cur·few  (kûrfy)

n.

1. A regulation requiring certain or all people to leave the streets or be at home at a prescribed hour.

2.

a. The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: a 10 p.m. curfew for all residents.

b. The signal, such as a bell, announcing the beginning of this restriction.

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[Middle English curfeu, from Old French cuevrefeu : covrir, to cover; see cover + feu, fire (from Latin focus, hearth).]

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curfew [ˈkɜːfjuː]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official regulation setting restrictions on movement, esp after a specific time at night

2. the time set as a deadline by such a regulation

3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe)

a.  the ringing of a bell to prompt people to extinguish fires and lights

b.  the time at which the curfew bell was rung

c.  the bell itself

[from Old French cuevrefeu, literally: cover the fire]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curfew - the time that the curfew signal is sounded deadline - the point in time at which something must be completed
	2.	curfew - a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
	3.	curfew - an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

curfew [ˈkɜːfjuː] N → toque m de queda

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curfew [ˈkɜː^rfjuː] n → couvre-feu m
to impose a curfew → décréter un couvre-feu
to be under curfew [people, town] → être sous couvre-feu
a dusk-to-dawn curfew → un couvre-feu du crépuscule jusqu'à l'aube

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curfew

n → Ausgangssperre f, → Ausgehverbot nt; (old: = evening bell) → Abendglocke f; to be under curfew → unter Ausgangssperre or Ausgehverbot stehen; to impose a curfew → eine Ausgangssperre or ein Ausgehverbot verhängen; to lift the curfew → die Ausgangssperre or das Ausgehverbot aufheben; is the curfew still on? → ist noch Ausgangssperre?

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curfew [ˈkɜːfjuː] n → coprifuoco

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curfew

n curfew [ˈkəːfjuː]

an order forbidding people to be in the streets after a certain hour There's a curfew in force from ten o'clock tonight. aandklok مَنْع التَّجوُّل вечерен час zákaz vycházení udgangsforbud die Ausgangssperre απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας toque de queda keelutund منع عبور و مرور ulkonaliikkumiskielto couvre-feu עוֹצֵר कर्फ्यू policijski sat kijárási tilalom jam malam útgöngubann coprifuoco 夜間外出禁止 통금 komendanto valanda komandanta stunda perintah berkurung spertijd portforbud godzina policyjna recolher interzicerea circulaţiei după o anu­mită oră комендантский час zákaz vychádzania policijska ura policijski čas utegångsförbud การห้ามออกนอกบ้านยามวิกาล sokağa çıkma yasağı 宵禁令 комендантська година كرفيو lệnh giới nghiêm 宵禁令

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curfew → حضر التجول zákaz vycházení spærretid Ausgangssperre απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας toque de queda ulkonaliikkumiskielto couvre-feu redarstveni sat coprifuoco 夜間外出禁止令 통행 금지 avondklok portforbud godzina policyjna horário de recolher комендантский час utegångsförbud การห้ามออกนอกบ้านยามวิกาล karartma lệnh giới nghiêm 宵禁