What does rideau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word rideau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rideau in French.

The word rideau in French means curtain, shutters, haze, Enough!, That's enough!, Curtain!, when the curtain rises, when the curtain goes up, fall of the Iron Curtain, double curtain, reach seventh heaven, draw rod, curtain raiser, glass curtain wall, focal plane shutter, air curtain, shower curtain, iron curtain, the Iron Curtain, curtain. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rideau

curtain

nom masculin (tissu devant fenêtre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les rideaux de la chambre sont tirés.
The room's curtains are drawn back.

shutters

nom masculin (fermeture de magasin) (wood, metal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Comme tous les soirs, l'épicier baisse le rideau de son échoppe.
Like every evening, the grocer lowered the shutters of his shop.

haze

nom masculin (grosse épaisseur de matière fine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un épais rideau de fumée nous empêchait de passer.
A thick haze of smoke prevented us from getting through.

Enough!, That's enough!

interjection (familier (pour mettre fin à [qch])

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Pour moi, la journée est finie, rideau !
For me, the day is over; enough!

Curtain!

interjection (Théâtre en fin de représentation)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Le metteur en scène cria « rideau ! » à la fin du spectacle.
The director called "curtain!" at the end of the show.

when the curtain rises, when the curtain goes up

locution adverbiale (quand le spectacle commence)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le public se tut au lever de rideau.

fall of the Iron Curtain

nom féminin (fin du bloc communiste européen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

double curtain

nom masculin (rideau épais en sus d'un plus fin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reach seventh heaven

locution verbale (atteindre l'orgasme) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

draw rod

nom masculin (tige pour tirer les rideaux) (curtain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudrait huiler ce lance-rideau.

curtain raiser

nom masculin (début de spectacle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

glass curtain wall

nom masculin (façade essentiellement vitrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

focal plane shutter

nom masculin (obturation optique) (photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'obturation de l'objectif de cet appareil d'optique est un obturateur à rideau vertical à lamelles par commande numérique.

air curtain

nom masculin (barrière d'air artificielle) (artificial air barrier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shower curtain

nom masculin (dispositif de fermeture de douche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

iron curtain

nom masculin (rideau en fer) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Iron Curtain

nom propre masculin (Europe : séparation entre Ouest et Est) (East-West divide: historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

curtain

nom masculin (rideau occultant une scène) (theater)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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