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curtain

['kɜːt(ə)n] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. занавеска, штора
2. театр. занавес
3. разг. конец
4. завеса (то, что скрывает, маскирует)
5. 1. занавес, барьер
  2. (the Curtain) полит.; = the iron curtain железный занавес
6. воен. куртина
гл.
занавешивать; закрывать

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Moved by the sight Albine was about to let the curtain fall again.
Альбина умилилась и опустила край занавеса.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

The curtain went up on Act Two.
Занавес поднялся, возвещая начало второго акта.
Pratchett, Terry / MaskeradeПратчетт,Терри / Маскарад
Маскарад
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод С. Увбарх, А. Жикаренцев 2006
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
Maskerade
Pratchett, Terry
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

I fancied her face at a curtain, and I hurried away in alarm.
Мне почудилось за занавеской ее лицо, и я с испугом поскорее удалился.
Turgenev, I.S. / First loveТургенев, И.С. / Первая любовь
Первая любовь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
First love
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

"There," he whispered, nodding his head towards the curtain.
- Там, - шепнул он, кивнув головой на занавеску.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

I placed his arm-chair by the chimney-corner: I wheeled the table near it: I let down the curtain, and had the candles brought in ready for lighting.
Я придвинула кресло поближе к огню, подкатила столик, опустила занавеси и приказала внести свечи, чтобы зажечь их, как только мой хозяин приедет.
Bronte, Charlotte / Jane EyreБронте, Шарлотта / Джен Эйр
Джен Эйр
Бронте, Шарлотта
© Издательство «Правда», 1988 г.
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
© 2009 by Wayne Josephson

I call it a revolution because I now see how, with the word he spoke, the curtain rose on the last act of my dreadful drama, and the catastrophe was precipitated.
Называю это переворотом, потому что вижу теперь, как с первым же словом мальчика поднялся занавес над последним действием моей драмы, и катастрофа ускорилась.
James, Henri / The Turn of the ScrewДжеймс, Генри / Поворот винта
Поворот винта
Джеймс, Генри
The Turn of the Screw
James, Henri

Flies were buzzing behind the black curtain at the window.
За черной занавеской на окне шумели мухи.
Чехов, А.П. / КнягиняChekhov, A. / The princess
The princess
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Княгиня
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

Meanwhile the moat was smelling worse than ever, from the human waste and garbage dumped in it, through various chutes and over the curtain wall.
И все же от рва воняло хуже, чем тогда, когда человеческие испражнения и отбросы сбрасывались в него через мусоропроводы — специально устроенные в стенах отверстия — и прямо со стены.
Dickson, Gordon / Dragon at WarДиксон, Гордон / Дракон на войне
Дракон на войне
Диксон, Гордон
Dragon at War
Dickson, Gordon

The orchestra played through a waltz, the curtain floated up again....
Оркестр проиграл вальс, занавес взвился опять...
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Everything was silent in the room; a butterfly that had flown in was fluttering its wings and struggling between the curtain and the window.
Все смолкло в комнате; залетевшая бабочка трепетала крыльями и билась между занавесом и окном.
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979

She got up, pulled the curtain, and at first saw nothing but darkness.
За шторой поначалу совсем ничего не было видно, кроме темноты.
Lewis, Clive S. / The Silver ChairЛьюис, Клайв С. / Серебряное кресло
Серебряное кресло
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Т. Шапошникова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Silver Chair
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1981 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

She got up and suddenly disappeared behind the curtain. At that instant tears were shining on her face (hysterical after her laughter).
Она встала и вдруг исчезла за портьеру; на лице ее в то мгновение блистали слезы (истерические, после смеха).
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Maybe somebody's behind a curtain.
А нет ли кого за занавеской?
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Adventure of the Mazarin StoneКонан Дойль, Артур / Камень Мазарини
Камень Мазарини
Конан Дойль, Артур
© "Правда", 1966
© перевод А. Поливановой
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Conan Doyle, Arthur

Versilov will go back to mother, and I've no cause to be ashamed to face her; you know I once heard what Versilov and she were saying, I stood behind the curtain...
Версилов вернется к маме, а перед нею мне стыдиться нечего; ведь я слышал же, что они там с Версиловым говорили, я стоял за портьерой...
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The main part of the precipitated liquid flows down through an annular slot 17 on 16 the underlying disklike partition, thus forming the liquid curtain.
Основная часть осажденной жидкости стекает через кольцевую щель 17 на нижележащую дисковую перегородку 16, образуя жидкостную завесу.
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'kɜːt(ə)nNounзанавеска; штораExamples

mosquito curtains — занавески, сетки от москитов
to draw the curtain — задёрнуть или отдёрнуть занавеску

User translations

Noun

1.
занавеска
шторы
translation added by Влада Шляхтина
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1.
занавеска, шторка
translation added by Aelita Nuritdinova
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2.
шторный
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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занавес
translation added by Талгат Мырзаханов
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шторы
translation added by Анна Петровская
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штора
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Collocations

air curtain

воздушная завеса

air-curtain system

система воздушной завесы

antenna curtain

антенное полотно

behind the curtain

за кулисами

behind the curtain

не публично

canopy air curtain

воздушная завеса

cement-grout curtain

цементационная завеса

coal curtain

тонкий целик угля

curtain antenna

многовибраторная антенна

curtain call

вызов актера

curtain call

выход на поклон

curtain coater

устройство для нанесения покрытий поливом

curtain coating

покрытие, наносимое поливом

curtain coating machine

машина для поливочного крашения

curtain drain

вертикальная дрена

Word forms

curtain

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	curtain	curtains
Possessive case	curtain's	curtains'

curtain

verb

Basic forms
Past	curtained
Imperative	curtain
Present Participle (Participle I)	curtaining
Past Participle (Participle II)	curtained

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I curtain	we curtain
you curtain	you curtain
he/she/it curtains	they curtain

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am curtaining	we are curtaining
you are curtaining	you are curtaining
he/she/it is curtaining	they are curtaining

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have curtained	we have curtained
you have curtained	you have curtained
he/she/it has curtained	they have curtained

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been curtaining	we have been curtaining
you have been curtaining	you have been curtaining
he/she/it has been curtaining	they have been curtaining

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I curtained	we curtained
you curtained	you curtained
he/she/it curtained	they curtained

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was curtaining	we were curtaining
you were curtaining	you were curtaining
he/she/it was curtaining	they were curtaining

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had curtained	we had curtained
you had curtained	you had curtained
he/she/it had curtained	they had curtained

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been curtaining	we had been curtaining
you had been curtaining	you had been curtaining
he/she/it had been curtaining	they had been curtaining

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will curtain	we shall/will curtain
you will curtain	you will curtain
he/she/it will curtain	they will curtain

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be curtaining	we shall/will be curtaining
you will be curtaining	you will be curtaining
he/she/it will be curtaining	they will be curtaining

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have curtained	we shall/will have curtained
you will have curtained	you will have curtained
he/she/it will have curtained	they will have curtained

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been curtaining	we shall/will have been curtaining
you will have been curtaining	you will have been curtaining
he/she/it will have been curtaining	they will have been curtaining

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would curtain	we should/would curtain
you would curtain	you would curtain
he/she/it would curtain	they would curtain

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be curtaining	we should/would be curtaining
you would be curtaining	you would be curtaining
he/she/it would be curtaining	they would be curtaining

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have curtained	we should/would have curtained
you would have curtained	you would have curtained
he/she/it would have curtained	they would have curtained

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been curtaining	we should/would have been curtaining
you would have been curtaining	you would have been curtaining
he/she/it would have been curtaining	they would have been curtaining

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am curtained	we are curtained
you are curtained	you are curtained
he/she/it is curtained	they are curtained

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being curtained	we are being curtained
you are being curtained	you are being curtained
he/she/it is being curtained	they are being curtained

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been curtained	we have been curtained
you have been curtained	you have been curtained
he/she/it has been curtained	they have been curtained

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was curtained	we were curtained
you were curtained	you were curtained
he/she/it was curtained	they were curtained

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being curtained	we were being curtained
you were being curtained	you were being curtained
he/she/it was being curtained	they were being curtained

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been curtained	we had been curtained
you had been curtained	you had been curtained
he/she/it had been curtained	they had been curtained

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be curtained	we shall/will be curtained
you will be curtained	you will be curtained
he/she/it will be curtained	they will be curtained

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been curtained	we shall/will have been curtained
you will have been curtained	you will have been curtained
he/she/it will have been curtained	they will have been curtained

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curtain

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