curfew

cur·few

 (kûr′fyo͞o)

n.

1. A regulation or rule 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 pm 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).]

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

[C13: from Old French cuevrefeu, literally: cover the fire]

cur•few

(ˈkɜr fyu)

n.

1. an order establishing a time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.

2. a regulation requiring a person to be home at a stated time, as one imposed by a parent on a child.

3. the time at which a daily curfew starts.

4. the period during which a curfew is in effect.

5. a signal, as the ringing of a bell, announcing the start of the time of a curfew.

6. a bell for sounding a curfew.

7. (in medieval Europe) the ringing of a bell at a fixed hour in the evening as a signal for covering or extinguishing fires.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French coverfeu, Old French covrefeu literally, (it) covers (the) fire. See cover, focus]

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

حَظْرُ التَّجَوُّلمَنْع التَّجوُّل

zákaz vycházení

spærretidudgangsforbud

Ausgangssperre

απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας

toque de quedacubrefuego

liikumiskeeld

ulkonaliikkumiskielto

couvre-feu

redarstveni sat

kijárási tilalom

útgöngubann

coprifuoco

夜間外出禁止令

통행 금지

komendanto valanda

komandanta stunda

avondklok

portforbud

godzina policyjna

horário de recolherrecolher obrigatório

комендантский час

zákaz vychádzania

utegångsförbud

การห้ามออกนอกบ้านยามวิกาล

sokağa çıkma yasağıkarartma

lệnh giới nghiêm

宵禁宵禁令

curfew

[ˈkɜːfjuː] N → toque m de queda

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

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?

curfew

[ˈkɜːfjuː] n → coprifuoco

curfew

(ˈkəːfjuː) noun

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 toque de recolher zákaz vycházení die Ausgangssperre udgangsforbud απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίαςtoque de queda keelutund منع عبور و مرور ulkonaliikkumiskielto couvre-feuעוצר कर्फ्यू policijski sat kijárási tilalom jam malam útgöngubann coprifuoco 夜間外出禁止 통금 komendanto valanda komandanta stunda perintah berkurung spertijdportforbudgodzina policyjna د تګ راتګ سرچینه 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

curfew

→ حَظْرُ التَّجَوُّل 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, recolher obrigatório комендантский час utegångsförbud การห้ามออกนอกบ้านยามวิกาล karartma lệnh giới nghiêm 宵禁

• Is there a curfew? → هَلْ هُنَاكَ حَظْرُ التَجَوُّلِ؟ → Máte večerku? → Er der en spærretid? → Haben Sie eine Sperrstunde? → Υπάρχει περιορισμός στη βραδινή ώρα εισόδου; → ¿Hay una hora tope para volver por la noche? → Täytyykö hostelliin palata tiettyyn kellonaikaan mennessä? → Il y a un couvre-feu ? → Moramo li se vratiti do određenog vremena? → C'è un orario di coprifuoco? → 門限はありますか？ → 통금 시간이 있나요? → Is er een avondklok? → Må jeg være inne før et bestemt klokkeslett? → Czy obowiązuje godzina policyjna? → Tem algum horário de recolher? → Установлен ли комендантский час? → Låser ni dörren på kvällstid? → มีเคอร์ฟิวไหม? → Işıkları söndürmemiz gereken bir saat var mı? → Có hạn chế giờ về không? → 晚上不准外出吗？