curtain
/ˈkɜːtn/noun
उच्चारण कर्टन
पर्दा
Basic word
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a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window; a piece of material hung in front of the stage in a theatre
पर्दा
- Draw the curtains.
- The curtain rose.
- Close the curtains, the sun is too bright.
+ 3 more examples
- She hung new blue curtains in the bedroom.
- The audience clapped as the curtain went up.
- The curtain fell after the final scene.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
draw / pull / open / close the curtains
Curtains are drawn (pulled across) to close them, and drawn back to open them; the noun is usually plural for a window.
Curtains को बंद करने के लिए draw (खींचना) और खोलने के लिए draw back कहते हैं; खिड़की के लिए noun प्रायः plural होता है।
- Please draw the curtains; the sun is too bright.
- She pulled back the curtains and let in the morning light.
the curtain (theatre)
In a theatre the curtain rises at the start and falls at the end; the curtain call is the moment the actors bow.
थिएटर में शुरुआत पर curtain उठता है और अंत पर गिरता है; curtain call वह क्षण है जब कलाकार झुककर अभिवादन करते हैं।
- The curtain rose at seven o'clock.
- The audience clapped during the curtain call.
a curtain of + noun (figurative)
A curtain of rain, smoke or silence means a thick covering that blocks the view.
'A curtain of rain, smoke या silence' का अर्थ दृश्य को ढकने वाली घनी परत है।
- A curtain of rain hid the hills.
- A curtain of smoke covered the street.
be curtains for sb / bring down the curtain on sth
Be curtains for is an informal idiom for the end of something or someone, and bring down the curtain on means to end it.
'Be curtains for' किसी के अंत के लिए अनौपचारिक मुहावरा है और 'bring down the curtain on' का अर्थ उसे समाप्त करना है।
- It will be curtains for us if the rain does not stop.
- The captain's century brought down the curtain on the series.
+Collocations 4
adjective + curtain
heavythinvelvetlaceblackout
- Heavy velvet curtains kept the room cool.
verb + curtain
drawhangcloseopenpull back
- Radhika hung new curtains in her study.
curtain + noun
rodcallraiserrailring
- A short play was the curtain raiser for the annual day.
fixed phrase with curtain
iron curtaincurtain of rainbehind the curtaincurtain wall
- Cold War Europe was divided by an iron curtain.
“More examples 6
- The shower curtain was stuck to the wet tiles.
Shower का पर्दा गीली टाइलों से चिपक गया था।
- The curtain fell, and the hall rang with applause.
पर्दा गिरा और हॉल तालियों से गूँज उठा।
- He peeped through a gap in the curtains.
उसने पर्दों के बीच की झिरी से झाँककर देखा।
- The thick curtains blocked out the noise of the street.
मोटे पर्दों ने सड़क का शोर रोक दिया।
- The festival brought down the curtain on a busy year.
उस उत्सव ने एक व्यस्त वर्ष का समापन कर दिया।
- The curtain of silence fell over the class when the principal entered.
प्रधानाचार्य के आते ही कक्षा में चुप्पी छा गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She drew the curtain of all the windows.
✓ She drew the curtains of all the windows.
Several windows have several curtains, so the plural is needed.
कई खिड़कियों पर कई पर्दे होते हैं, इसलिए plural आवश्यक है।
✗ She hanged the curtains in the living room.
✓ She hung the curtains in the living room.
For objects, the past of hang is hung; hanged is used only for execution.
वस्तुओं के लिए hang का past 'hung' है; 'hanged' केवल फाँसी के अर्थ में आता है।
¶Idioms 2
be curtains (for sb/sth)
to be the end for sb/sth
किसी का अंत होना, खेल ख़त्म
- If the bank refuses the loan, it's curtains for the business.
- One more mistake and it's curtains for him.
bring down the curtain on sth
to end sth
किसी चीज़ पर पर्दा गिराना, समाप्त करना
- His retirement brought down the curtain on a brilliant career.
- The final match brought down the curtain on the season.
AaSpelling
cur·tain
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Curtain call (when actors come to the front of the stage at the end to receive applause), curtain-raiser (an event that happens before a bigger one), bring down the curtain on sth (end something), be curtains for sb (be the end for somebody), the Iron Curtain (the political barrier between western Europe and Soviet-controlled eastern Europe, 1945–1990).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: curtain call (अंत में तालियाँ लेने के लिए कलाकारों का मंच के आगे आना), curtain-raiser (किसी बड़े आयोजन से पहले होने वाला आयोजन), bring down the curtain on sth (किसी चीज़ का अंत करना, पटाक्षेप), be curtains for sb (किसी के लिए अंत होना), the Iron Curtain (पश्चिमी यूरोप और सोवियत-नियंत्रित पूर्वी यूरोप के बीच राजनीतिक बाधा, 1945–1990, लौह पर्दा)।