cortina

f.

1 curtain.

cortina de agua (figurative) sheet of water

cortina de hierro (history) Iron Curtain (Am)

cortina de humo (también figurative) smoke screen

2 drape, curtain, mud flap.

3 cortin.

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cortina

► nombre femenino

1 curtain

2 figurado curtain, screen

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FRASEOLOGÍA

correr las cortinas to draw the curtains

cortina de fuego MILITAR barrage

cortina de humo smoke screen

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noun f.

curtain

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SF [para ventana] curtain, drape (EEUU); (Téc) retaining wall; (fig) screen

- correr la cortina

- descorrer la cortina

cortina de ducha — shower curtain

cortina de fuego — (Mil) barrage

cortina de hierro — (Pol) iron curtain

cortina de humo — smoke screen

cortina de tienda — tent flap

cortina musical — Cono Sur (TV) musical interlude

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femenino curtain, drape (AmE)

- cortina de ducha

- cortina de hierro

- cortina de humo

- cortina metálica

- cortina musical

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= curtain, drape, draping.

Ex. Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the Nylon curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont = Zilg afirma que se consintió que se agotara prematuramente su libro "Du Pont: dentrás de la cortina de Nylon", que es muy crítico con Du Pont, como resultado directo de la presión que Du Pont ejerció sobre el editor.

Ex. By effective use of drapes and blinds, books can be protected from damage through exposure to ultraviolet light.

Ex. Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.

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* barra de cortina = curtain pole.

* cortina de ducha = shower curtain.

* cortina de hierro, la = iron curtain, the.

* cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* raíl de cortina = curtain rail.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

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femenino curtain, drape (AmE)

- cortina de ducha

- cortina de hierro

- cortina de humo

- cortina metálica

- cortina musical

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= curtain, drape, draping.

Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the Nylon curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont = Zilg afirma que se consintió que se agotara prematuramente su libro "Du Pont: dentrás de la cortina de Nylon", que es muy crítico con Du Pont, como resultado directo de la presión que Du Pont ejerció sobre el editor.

Ex: By effective use of drapes and blinds, books can be protected from damage through exposure to ultraviolet light.

Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.

* barra de cortina = curtain pole.

* cortina de ducha = shower curtain.

* cortina de hierro, la = iron curtain, the.

* cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* raíl de cortina = curtain rail.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

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cortina

feminine

curtain, drape (AmE)

correr las cortinas (cerrar) to draw o pull o close the curtains; (abrir) to draw (back) o pull back o open the curtains

Compuestos:

● cortina de ducha

shower curtain

● cortina de enrollar

(Arg) blind

● cortina de hierro

(AmL): la cortina de hierro the Iron Curtain

● cortina de humo

smokescreen

● cortina de voile

(RPl) net curtain

● cortina metálica

(metal) shutter

● cortina musical

(CS) theme song (AmE), signature tune (BrE)

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cortina sustantivo femenino
curtain, drape (AmE);

◊ cortina de ducha shower curtain;

cortina de humo smokescreen
cortina sustantivo femenino
1 curtain
2 cortina de humo, smoke screen

'cortina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correr
- anilla
- arrastrar
- descolgar
- deslizar
English:
curtain
- drape
- grommet
- put up
- rail
- rise
- screen
- shower-curtain
- smokescreen
- twitch
- barrage
- iron
- roller
- signature
- smoke

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cortina nf

curtain

Comp

cortina de agua sheet of water;

cayó una cortina de agua there was a downpour;

RP cortina de enrollar rolling shutter; Am cortina de hierro steel shutter; Am Hist la cortina de hierro the Iron Curtain; también Fig cortina de humo smoke screen; CSur cortina musical theme tune/song

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cortina

f curtain

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cortina nf

: curtain

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cortina n curtain

cortina de baño shower curtain