Iron Curtain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Iron Curtain in the English»French Dictionary

Iron Curtain N

Iron Curtain POL, HISTORY

rideau m de fer

behind the Iron Curtain

au-delà du rideau de fer

an Iron Curtain country

un pays du bloc communiste

Translations for Iron Curtain in the French»English Dictionary

rideau de fer HISTORY

Iron Curtain

Translations for Iron Curtain in the English»French Dictionary

I.curtain [Brit ˈkəːt(ə)n, Am ˈkərtn] N

1. curtain (drape):

curtain

rideau m

a pair of curtains

des rideaux

to open/draw the curtains

ouvrir/tirer les rideaux

a curtain of rain

un rideau de pluie

a curtain of rain attr hook, ring

de rideau

a curtain of rain rail

à rideaux

2. curtain THEAT:

curtain

rideau m

after the final curtain

après la chute du rideau

the curtain has fallen on fig career, era

c'est la fin de

II.curtain [Brit ˈkəːt(ə)n, Am ˈkərtn] VB trans

curtain room, window

mettre des rideaux à

curtain house

installer des rideaux dans

III.curtain [Brit ˈkəːt(ə)n, Am ˈkərtn]

it will be curtains inf

ce sera la fin (for de)

to bring down the curtain on

mettre fin à

I.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

1. iron (metal):

iron

fer m

old or scrap iron

ferraille f

iron and steel works/industry

usine/industrie f sidérurgique

a man/will of iron fig

un homme/une volonté de fer

a man/will of iron attr bar, gate, railing

en fer

2. iron (for clothes):

iron

fer m (à repasser)

with a hot/cool iron

à fer chaud/doux

to run the iron over sth, to give sth an iron

donner un coup de fer à qc

3. iron (golf):

iron

fer m

a six-iron

un fer six

4. iron (splint):

iron

attelle f

5. iron MED:

iron

fer m

II.irons N

irons npl:

irons

fers mpl

to put sb in irons

mettre qn aux fers

III.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] ADJ fig

iron constitution, grip, will

de fer

iron rule

draconien/-ienne

IV.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB trans

iron clothes:

iron

repasser

do not iron (on label)

ne pas repasser

to iron sth under a damp cloth

repasser qc à la pattemouille

V.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB intr

iron person:

repasser

iron garment, fabric:

se repasser

VI.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn]

to have a lot of irons in the fire

avoir beaucoup d'affaires en train

the iron had entered his soul liter

il avait la mort dans l'âme

to strike while the iron is hot

battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

Iron Curtain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Iron Curtain in the English»French Dictionary

Iron Curtain N

Iron Curtain

rideau m de fer

Translations for Iron Curtain in the French»English Dictionary

le rideau de fer

the Iron Curtain

Translations for Iron Curtain in the English»French Dictionary

curtain [ˈkɜ:tn, Am ˈkɜ:rtn] N

1. curtain (material hung at windows):

curtain

rideau m

to draw the curtains

tirer les rideaux

2. curtain fig (screen):

curtain

écran m

a curtain of rain

un écran de pluie

3. curtain THEAT (stage screen):

curtain

rideau m

to raise/lower the curtain

lever/baisser le rideau

Phrases:

the final curtain

le dernier rappel

to be curtains for sb inf

être fini pour qn

I.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] N

1. iron no pl (metal):

iron

fer m

a man of iron

un homme de fer

2. iron (device for pressing clothes):

iron

fer m à repasser

steam iron

fer m à vapeur

3. iron SPORTS (golf club):

iron

fer m

Phrases:

to have several (many) irons in the fire

avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc

an iron fist in a velvet glove

une main de fer dans un gant de velours

II.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB trans

iron the laundry:

iron

repasser

to iron sth out

arranger qc

III.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB intr

iron

repasser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was a heavily fortified Iron Curtain almost 1000 miles in length.

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There they would seek out any incipient resistance elements that might exist behind the Iron Curtain.

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More than 4,500 refugees from behind the Iron Curtain attended the service.

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Those vehicles showed characteristics that were going to radically change the design of battle tanks on this side of the Iron Curtain.

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Visitors had a view of the iron curtain from the restaurant.

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It has given my family the choices and options that people behind the Iron Curtain could only dream of.

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In the fifties, when the regime was at its harshest and the Iron Curtain was close to impenetrable, emigration was very low.

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The outer fence became the first part of the Iron Curtain to be dismantled.

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In his autobiography, he recalls finding himself developing film in lavatory pans behind the Iron Curtain.

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With the dissolution of the Iron Curtain, the popular actor's life became quieter.

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