curtain

rideau

Pièce de tissu suspendue pour couvrir une fenêtre, une porte ou cacher une scène.

En anglais simple : A hanging piece of cloth that covers a window or door, or hides a stage.

• Please close the curtain.
• The curtains kept the bedroom dark.
• The stage curtain rose, and the actors appeared.

Synonymes : drape

Expressions courantes : window curtain, stage curtain, close a curtain, bedroom curtain

rideau

Couche d'eau, de fumée ou d'autre matière qui empêche de voir ou de passer.

En anglais simple : A layer of something, such as water or smoke, that prevents you from seeing or passing through.

• A curtain of rain hid the hills.
• Smoke formed a thick curtain across the road.
• We walked behind the curtain of falling water.

Comment l'utiliser : a curtain of something (A curtain of mist covered the valley.)

Synonymes : screen, barrier

Expressions courantes : curtain of smoke, curtain of rain, curtain of water

début du spectacle

Heure à laquelle une représentation théâtrale commence.

En anglais simple : The time when a theatre show begins.

• We arrived just before curtain.
• Curtain is at eight tonight.
• The actors were still getting dressed ten minutes before curtain.

Expressions courantes : before curtain, after curtain, curtain time

couvrir de rideaux, séparer par un rideau

Suspendre des rideaux devant ou autour de quelque chose pour le cacher ou séparer des espaces.

En anglais simple : To hang cloth over or around something to cover it or separate it from another space.

• They curtained off a corner of the room.
• The small windows were curtained with blue fabric.
• We can curtain off the sleeping area.

Comment l'utiliser : curtain something off (The nurse curtained the bed off.)

Synonymes : screen, screen off

Expressions courantes : curtain off something, curtain a window