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 Translation for 'safety curtain' from English to French
NOUN   a safety curtain | safety curtains
théâtre
rideau {m} de fer
safety curtain
Partial Matches
tenture {f} [rideau]curtain
rideau {m}curtain
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mus.théâtre
rappel {m}
curtain call
voilage {m}net curtain
brise-bise {m}half-curtain
tringle {f} (à rideaux)(curtain) rail
arch.constr.mil.
courtine {f}
curtain wall
rideau {m} de doucheshower curtain
tringle {f}curtain pole
théâtre
lever {m} du rideau
curtain raiser
géogr.hist.pol.
rideau {m} de fer
Iron Curtain
théâtre
dans les coulisses {adv}
behind the curtain
arch.constr.PoSauv.
rideau {m} coupe-feu
fire protection curtain
filmF
Le Rideau déchiré
Torn Curtain [Alfred Hitchcock]
théâtre
tombée {f} du rideau
lowering of the curtain
mus.théâtre
être rappelé douze fois
to have twelve curtain calls
théâtre
frapper les trois coups [loc.]
to sound curtain-up [idiom]
littérat.F
América
The Tortilla Curtain [T. C. Boyle]
pendre un rideau à la fenêtreto put up a curtain at the window
sûreté {f} [sécurité]safety
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Usage Examples English
  • Three of the requirements (leaving the theatre, freedom of the gangways and the operation of the safety curtain) were set to music by Donald Swann for the revue Fresh Airs and were later used as encores for the Flanders and Swann revue "At the Drop of a Hat".
  • Ultimately, Shaw was able to use the results of the fire to bring about stricter theatre regulations, including the requirement for a safety curtain.
  • The "safety curtain" or "fire curtain" is used to separate the stage from the audience in case of a fire onstage.
  • Electric power was installed between 1905 and 1913, allowing the installation of a safety curtain, operated by an electric winch, and the replacement of gas lighting with electrical lights during performances.
  • These detectors can use a variety of sensors (video, laser, infrared), but typically they are a safety curtain arrangement: a gantry over the rail with sensors to detect anything outside the Clearance Gauge.

  • Thankfully the fire happened at midnight, with the safety curtain lowered, saving the auditorium which retains many of its original features to this day.
  • A safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a passive fire protection feature used in large proscenium theatres.
  • The cinema has an operating Compton organ, its console lit from within by coloured lighting, and a safety curtain detailed in 1930s art-deco motifs.
  • As Jonathan is pursued from all directions and cornered, he is killed by the stage's falling safety curtain.
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