curtain
noun/ˈkɜːrtn/
Слово англійською: curtain
Переклад curtain українською: занаві́ска (шмато́к ткани́ни, яки́м заві́шують вікно́ і т. д.), што́ра, занаві́ска (з тю́лі, прозо́ра), заві́са, занаві́ска (з тю́лі, прозо́ра), душова́ занаві́ска
Детальний опис
- [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window
- to draw/pull/close the curtains (= to pull them across the window so they cover it)
- She opened her curtains and looked out.
- It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed).
- a pair of curtains
- She looked up and saw a face peering through the curtains.
- [countable] (North American English) (British English net curtain)a very thin piece of cloth that you hang at a window and that allows light to enter but stops people outside from being able to see inside
- [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example
- a shower curtain
- He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.
- [singular] a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre
- The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin).
- The curtain goes up to reveal a grand piano at the back of the stage.
- There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended).
- We left just before the final curtain (= the end of a play).
- (figurative) It's time to face the final curtain (= the end; death).
- (figurative) The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended).
Wordfinder- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
- [countable, usually singular] a thing that covers, hides or protects something
- a curtain of rain/smoke
- She pushed back the curtain of brown hair from her eyes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.
Idioms
be curtains (for somebody)
- (informal) to be a situation without hope or that you cannot escape from
- When I saw he had a gun, I thought it was curtains for me.
bring down the curtain on something | bring the curtain down on something
- to finish or mark the end of something
- His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career.