English-French translations for curtain

rideau
Du rideau de fer au rideau d'argent. From the iron wall to the silver curtain. Nous nous sommes débarrassés du Rideau de fer. We have got rid of the Iron Curtain. Quelques années plus tard, le rideau de fer tombait. A few years later the Iron Curtain fell.
courtine

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater
By extension, the beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall
Death
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc
To cover with a curtain; to hang curtains
To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain

He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.

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