curtain raiser in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»Italian Dictionary

curtain-raiser [Brit ˈkəːt(ə)nˌreɪzə] N

curtain-raiser

farsa f di apertura

curtain-raiser fig

prologo m

Translations for curtain raiser in the Italian»English Dictionary

farsa di apertura THEAT

curtain raiser

avanspettacolo

= curtain raiser or live act which is used to precede or follow films in cinemas

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»Italian Dictionary

raiser [Brit ˈreɪzə, Am ˈreɪzər] N

raiser

allevatore m / allevatrice f

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

1. curtain (drape):

curtain

tenda f

a pair of curtains

delle tendine

to open, draw the curtains

aprire or tirare le tende

a curtain of rain

una cortina di pioggia

a curtain of rain before n hook, ring

delle tende

a curtain of rain rail

per le tende

2. curtain THEAT:

curtain

sipario m

after the final curtain

a spettacolo concluso

the curtain has fallen on fig career, era

si è chiuso or è la fine di

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

curtain window, room, house:

curtain

mettere delle tende a

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

it will be curtains inf

sarà la fine (for per)

to bring down the curtain on

porre fine a

curtain raiser in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»Italian Dictionary

curtain raiser N THEAT

curtain raiser

pezzo m d'apertura

Translations for curtain raiser in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.curtain [ˈkɜ:r·tn] N

1. curtain:

curtain

tenda f

lace curtain

tenda di pizzo

to draw the curtains

chiudere le tende

2. curtain fig:

curtain

cortina

3. curtain THEAT:

curtain

sipario m

to raise/lower the curtain

alzare/abbassare il sipario

Phrases:

it's curtains for you

per te è finita

II.curtain [ˈkɜ:r·tn] VB trans

curtain

mettere le tende in

to curtain off

separare con una tenda

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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