Image:Jan Vermeer van Delft 003.jpg|thumb|Girl surrounded by curtains.
English

Pronunciation
kû(r)'t�n, /�k��(r)t�n/, /<tt>"k3:(r)t@n</tt>/
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Noun
en-noun

1. A piece of cloth covering a window to keep the sun from shining inside.
2. A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

Related terms
curtain call
final curtain

Translations
trans-top|piece of cloth covering a window
Czech: záv�s m
Finnish: verho
German: Vorhang m
Hebrew: ����� (vilon) m
Italian: tenda f
Japanese ���� (k�ten)
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ��رد��
Portuguese: cortina f
Russian: ��о�а (štóra) f, занаве�ка (zanav'éska) f
Slovene: zavesa f
Spanish: cortina f
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trans-top|piece of cloth in a theater
Czech: opona f
Finnish: esirippu
German: Vorhang m
Italian: sipario m
Japanese � (��, maku), �帳 (�����, donch�) with vertical move, ����(���� hikimaku) with horizontal move
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Portuguese: cortina f
Russian: занаве� (zánav'es) m
Slovene: zavesa f
Spanish: cortina f
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ttbc|Arabic: ستارة (set�ra) f
ttbc|CJKV Characters: �
ttbc|French: rideau m
ttbc|Indonesian: serambi, korden, layar
ttbc|Kurdish: perde f
ttbc|Slovak: opona f
ttbc|Spanish: cortina f
ttbc|Turkish: perde
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Verb
en-verb

1. To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

Translations
trans-top|to cover with a curtain
Finnish: verhota
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Portuguese: cobrir com cortina, acortinar, encortinar
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See also
blind
drape

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• 2007-12-27 11:07 - SemperBlotto - checked Italian

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