curtain (redirected from bringing down the curtain on)

cur·tain  (kûrtn)

n.

1. Material that hangs in a window or other opening as a decoration, shade, or screen.

2. Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, or barrier: the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.

3.

a. The movable screen or drape in a theater or hall that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.

b. The rising or opening of a theater curtain at the beginning of a performance or act.

c. The time at which a theatrical performance begins or is scheduled to begin.

d. The fall or closing of a theater curtain at the end of a performance or act.

e. The concluding line, speech, or scene of a play or act.

4. The part of a rampart or parapet connecting two bastions or gates.

5. Architecture A curtain wall.

6. curtains Slang

a. The end.

b. Absolute ruin: "If the employee doesn't shape up, it's curtains" (Business Week).

c. Death.

tr.v. cur·tained, cur·tain·ing, cur·tains

1. To provide (something) with or as if with a curtain.

2. To shut off (something) with or as if with a curtain.

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[Middle English cortine, from Old French, from Late Latin crtna, from Latin crs, crt-, variant of cohors, court; see court.]

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curtain [ˈkɜːt^ən]

n

1. a piece of material that can be drawn across an opening or window, to shut out light or to provide privacy

2. a barrier to vision, access, or communication a curtain of secrecy

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a hanging cloth or similar barrier for concealing all or part of a theatre stage from the audience

4. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (often preceded by the) the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc., marked by the fall or closing of the curtain

5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the rise or opening of the curtain at the start of a performance

vb

1. (tr; sometimes foll by off) to shut off or conceal with or as if with a curtain

2. (tr) to provide (a window, etc.) with curtains See also curtains

[from Old French courtine, from Late Latin cortīna enclosed place, curtain, probably from Latin cohors courtyard]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curtain - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) drape, drapery, pall, mantle screen, blind - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" drop cloth, drop curtain, drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
	2.	curtain - any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees" barrier - anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
Verb	1.	curtain - provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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curtain

noun

1. hanging, drape (chiefly U.S.), portière Her bedroom curtains were drawn.

2. screen, veil, shroud, pall a curtain of cigarette smoke

curtain something off conceal, screen, hide, veil, drape, shroud, shut off The bed was a massive four-poster, curtained off by ragged draperies.

Translations

curtain [ˈkɜːtn]

A. N

1. (gen) (Mil) → cortina f; (= lace, small etc) → visillo m (Theat) → telón m
to draw the curtains (together) → correr las cortinas; (apart) → abrir las cortinas
a curtain of fire (Mil) → una cortina de fuego
when the final curtain came down → cuando el telón bajó por última vez
it'll be curtains for you! → será el acabóse para ti
to raise the curtain on sth → dar el pistoletazo de salida a algo
to bring the curtain down on sth → poner punto final a algo
see also safety B

2. (fig) [of secrecy] → halo m; [of mist] → manto m

B. VT → proveer de cortinas

C. CPD curtain 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

curtain off VT + ADV [+ separate room] → separar con cortina; [+ bed, area] → encerrar con cortina

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curtain [ˈkɜː^rt^ən] n

(at window) → rideau m
to draw the curtains (together) → fermer les rideaux, tirer les rideaux; (apart) → ouvrir les rideaux

(in theatre) → rideau m
to bring down the curtain on sth → mettre fin à qch
curtain call n (in theatre) → rappel m

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curtain

n

→ Vorhang m; (= net curtain) → Gardine f; to draw or pull the curtains (= open) → den Vorhang/die Vorhänge aufziehen; (= close) → den Vorhang/die Vorhänge zuziehen

(Theat) → Vorhang m; to drop the curtain → den Vorhang fallen lassen; the curtain rises/falls or drops → der Vorhang hebt sich/fällt; the curtain rises on a scene of domestic harmony → der Vorhang hebt sich und gibt den Blick auf eine Szene häuslichen Glücks frei; to take the curtain (inf) → vor den Vorhang treten; to bring the curtain down on something (fig) → den Vorhang endgültig über etw (acc) → fallen lassen

(fig: of mystery) → Schleier m; a curtain of smoke/flames/rain → eine Rauch-/Flammen-/Regenwand; if you get caught it’ll be curtains for you (inf) → wenn sie dich erwischen, ist für dich der Ofen aus (inf) → or bist du weg vom Fenster (inf)

vt → mit Vorhängen/einem Vorhang ausstatten; a curtained bed → ein Himmelbett nt

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curtain:

curtain call

n (Theat) → Vorhang m; to take a curtain → vor den Vorhang treten

curtain hook

n → Gardinengleithaken m

curtain pole

n → Vorhangstange f

curtain rail

n → Vorhangschiene f

curtain-raiser

n (Theat) → kurzes Vorspiel

curtain ring

n → Gardinenring m

curtain rod

n → Gardinenstange f

curtain runner

n → Vorhangschiene f; (for curtain rings) → Gardinenstange f

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curtain [ˈkɜːtn] n → tenda (Theatre) → sipario
to draw the curtains (together) → chiudere or tirare le tende (apart) → aprire le tende
it'll be curtains for you! (fam) → per te sarà la fine!

curtain off vt + adv → separare con una tenda

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curtain [ˈkɜːtn] n → tenda (Theatre) → sipario
to draw the curtains (together) → chiudere or tirare le tende (apart) → aprire le tende
it'll be curtains for you! (fam) → per te sarà la fine!

curtain off vt + adv → separare con una tenda

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curtain

n curtain [ˈkəːtn]

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. gordyn سِتاره завеса záclona; opona gardin; tæppe der Vorhang κουρτίνα, αυλαία cortina eesriie پرده verho rideau וִילוֹן पर्दा, पर्दा डालना zavjesa függöny tirai gluggatjald; leiktjald tenda, tendina カーテン 커튼 užuolaida, uždanga aizkars; priekškars tirai gordijn gardin, forheng, portière, sceneteppe zasłona, kurtyna cortina per­dea; cortină занавеска; занавес záclona; opona zavesa zavesa gardin, draperi, ridå ม่าน perde 窗簾；(舞臺上的)幕 завіса, занавіска پرده màn cửa 窗帘；（舞台上的）幕

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. laaste buiging ظُهور المُمَثِّلين بَعد إنْتِهاء المَسْرَحِيَّه бис opona, vyvolání před oponu fremkaldelse; tæppefald der Vorhang ανάκληση επί σκηνής llamada a escena esinejate väljakutsumine بازگشت هنرپیشگان به صحنه برای تشویق شدن esiinhuuto rappel יְרִידַת הַמָסַך मंचाभिनन्दन izlazak pred publiku nakon predstave kitapsolás (a függöny elé) tampil framkall chiamata alla ribalta カーテンコール 커튼 콜 pasirodymas scenoje aidint plojimams aktiera/izpildītāja izsaukšana izrādes/koncerta beigās tampil het teruggeroepen worden framkallelse wywołanie aktora oklaskami przed kurtynę chamada à cena chemare la rampă вызов (на сцену) opona klicanje pred zastor bis inropning การออกมาหน้าเวทีของผู้แสดงเพื่อรับการปรบมือจากผู้ชมหลังการแสดงจบ alkışlarla sahneye çağırma 謝幕 поклони پروگرام ختم هون‍ے پر اداكاروں کا تالياں وصولن‍ے ک‍ے ل‍ۓ سامن‍ے آنا sự vỗ tay mời diễn viên ra một lần nữa 谢幕

curtain off

to separate or enclose with a curtain She curtained off the alcove. gordyn gespan يحجبُ بِسِتاره отделям oddělit záclonou/přepážkou adskille med forhæng mit Vorhängen abschließen χωρίζω κτ. με κουρτίνα separar con cortina eesriidega eraldama با پرده مجزا ساختن erottaa verholla diviser par un rideau לָחצוֹץ בְּווִילוֹנוֹת परदे के द्वारा विभाजित करना odvojiti zavjesom elfüggönyöz memisahkan aðskilja með tjaldi dividere con una tenda カーテンで仕切る 커튼으로 칸막이를 하다 atitverti užuolaida aizsegt/nodalīt ar aizkaru mengasingkan met een gordijn afsluiten dele av med forheng oddzielać zasłoną separar a despărţi printr-o perdea отделять занавески oddeliť závesom predeliti z zavesami odvojiti zavesom dela (skärma) av med draperi ใช้ม่านกั้น perdeyle ayırmak 用簾子隔開或遮蔽 завішувати پردہ ڈالکر الگ کرنا ngăn cách bằng màn 用帘子隔开［遮蔽］

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curtain → ستارة závěs gardin Vorhang κουρτίνα cortina verho rideau zavjesa tenda カーテン 커튼 gordijn gardin zasłona cortina занавеска gardin ผ้าม่าน perde rèm cửa 窗帘