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curfew

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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curfewcurfew - 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] Ntoque m de queda

curfew [ˈkɜːrfjuː] ncouvre-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

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

curfew [ˈkɜːfjuː] ncoprifuoco
curfew [ˈkɜːfjuː] ncoprifuoco

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

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


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uf and Philip de Malvoisin know the use of the curfew as well as William the Bastard himself, or e'er a Norman adventurer that fought at Hastings.
The curfew had sounded long ago, and it was only at rare intervals now that they encountered a passer-by in the street, or a light in the windows.
He walked with her back to the chateau; the curfew had tolled for the laborious villagers of Fleurieres, and the street was unlighted and empty.
 
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