curtain
/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ sustantivo B1En español: cortina, telón
- A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. · He drew the curtains at 11:00pm before falling asleep.
- A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
- The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. · He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
- The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
- Death, final curtain.
- That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
- The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
- A haircut combining a long fringe on either side of a center part or sometimes off-center, with the sides and the back kept short.
Plural curtains
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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Yes, and muslin curtains in all the windows.
Muslin curtains give a house such an air.
“When twilight drops her curtain down
“And the next thing you’ll be setting fire to the curtains with your signaling nonsense.”
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