curtain raiser in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»French Dictionary

curtain-raiser N lit, fig

curtain-raiser

lever m de rideau

Translations for curtain raiser in the French»English Dictionary

lever de rideau (prélude)

curtain raiser

en lever de rideau, match Ali–Chang

as a curtain raiser, Ali vs Chang match

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»French Dictionary

raiser [Brit ˈreɪzə, Am ˈreɪzər] N FARM

raiser

éleveur/-euse m/f

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

curtain raiser in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»French Dictionary

curtain-raiser N a. fig THEAT

curtain-raiser

lever m du rideau

Translations for curtain raiser 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the piece began the performance, it was called a curtain raiser.

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A piece that began the performance was called a curtain raiser, and one that ended the performance was called an afterpiece.

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