noun🔗Shareカーテン, 帷A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light."She closed the curtains to block out the bright morning sun. "彼女は明るい朝の日差しを遮るためにカーテンを閉めた。propertymaterialbuildingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share緞帳A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater."The curtains rose, and the play began. "緞帳が上がり、劇が始まりました。stageentertainmentartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share開演, 幕開け(by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises."He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry."彼は頭を剃るのに時間がかかりすぎて、開演から45分後に到着し、入場を拒否されました。entertainmentstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareカーテン(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall."The enemy soldiers focused their attack on the curtains between the castle's massive towers, hoping to breach the defenses. "敵兵は、防御を突破しようと、城の巨大な塔の間のカーテンに攻撃を集中させた。architecturemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share死(also "final curtain") Death."After a long and painful illness, the curtains finally fell for my grandfather last night. "長く苦しい病気の末、昨夜ついに祖父は死んでしまいました。literatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareカーテンThat part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc."The curtains of the museum building separated the main exhibition hall from the gift shop. "博物館の建物のカーテンは、メインの展示ホールをギフトショップから隔てていました。architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share旗, 旗印A flag; an ensign."The ship's curtains flew proudly in the wind, signaling its nationality. "船の旗印が風になびき、その国籍を示していました。nationnauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareカーテンをかけるTo cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains."She curtains the window in her bedroom every morning to let in the sunlight. "彼女は毎朝、寝室の窓にカーテンをかけて、日光を取り入れています。propertybuildingarchitectureutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareカーテンで覆う, 隠すTo hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain."The thick fog curtains the mountain, making it impossible to see the peak. "濃い霧が山をカーテンで覆い、頂上を見えなくしている。appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share終わり、終幕(in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death""What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them.""「もしスキューバダイバーの連中がここでうろついたら？」/「彼らは終わりだ、うちのサイドスキャンソナーが彼らを見つけたら。」stageentertainmentliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareワインの涙A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect"After swirling the port, beautiful curtains formed inside the glass, slowly dripping back into the wine. "ポートを回した後、グラスの中に美しいワインの涙が形成され、ゆっくりとワインの中に滴り落ちました。drinkchemistryphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
