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curfew Noun 1. a law which states that people must stay inside their houses after a specific time at night 2. the time set as a deadline by such a law 3. History the ringing of a bell at a fixed time, as a signal for putting out fires and lights [Old French cuevrefeu cover the fire]
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Translations 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 야간 통행 금지(령) 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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