noun🔗ShareToque de quedaAny regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time."The curfew for teenagers is 9:00 pm on school nights. "El toque de queda para los adolescentes es a las 9:00 pm en las noches escolares.governmentlawpolicesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToque de quedaThe time when such restriction begins."The curfew for students is 9:00 PM. "El toque de queda para los estudiantes es a las 9:00 PM.lawgovernmentpolicesocietytimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToque de quedaA signal indicating this time."The loud bell was the curfew, signaling the end of playtime. "La campana ruidosa era el toque de queda, que señalaba el final del tiempo de juego.timesignallawgovernmentpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCubrefuegosA fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers."After the last log burned low, we placed the curfew over the embers to keep the fire from spreading overnight. "Después de que el último tronco se quemó, colocamos el cubrefuegos sobre las brasas para evitar que el fuego se propagara durante la noche.utensilarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToque de quedaA regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell."The curfew bell rang, signaling that everyone had to extinguish their fireplace. "La campana del toque de queda sonó, indicando que todos tenían que apagar su chimenea.historytraditiontimestategovernmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToque de quedaThe evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete."The curfew bell, though no longer legally required, still rang every night at 9 pm. "La campana del toque de queda, aunque ya no era legalmente obligatoria, todavía sonaba todas las noches a las 9 pm.historytraditiongovernmentlawsocietyculturetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading