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The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.
Arthur Smith

Meaning of "curtain-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CURTAIN-UP

curtain-up  [ˌkɜːt ənˈʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURTAIN-UP

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Curtain-Up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURTAIN-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of curtain-up in the English dictionary

The definition of curtain-up in the dictionary is the moment when the curtain is raised and a play or similar show begins.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURTAIN-UP


beaten-up
ˌbiːtənˈʌp
beating-up
ˌbiːtɪŋˈʌp
belly-up
ˌbelɪˈʌp
breaking-up
ˌbreɪkɪŋˈʌp
chopped-up
ˌtʃɒptˈʌp
dressing-up
ˌdresɪŋˈʌp
dried-up
ˌdraɪdˈʌp
drying-up
ˌdraɪɪŋˈʌp
faceup
ˌfeɪsˈʌp
giddy-up
ˌɡɪdɪˈʌp
hard-up
ˌhɑːdˈʌp
re-up
ˌriːˈʌp
rolled-up
ˌrəʊldˈʌp
runners-up
ˌrʌnərzˈʌp
setting-up
ˌsɛtɪŋˈʌp
shook-up
ˌʃʊkˈʌp
stepped-up
ˌstɛptˈʌp
un-made-up
ˌʌnmeɪdˈʌp
up-and-up
ˈʌpəndˈʌp
well-brought-up
ˌwɛlbrɔːtˈʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURTAIN-UP

curtail
curtail step
curtailer
curtailment
curtain
curtain call
curtain hook
curtain lecture
curtain pole
curtain rail
curtain raiser
curtain ring
curtain rod
curtain speech
curtain wall
curtain-raiser
curtain-twitcher
curtained
curtainless
curtains

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURTAIN-UP

a turn-up
burn-up
chin-up
close-up
follow-up
grown-up
hold-up
hook-up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
put-you-up
run-up
set-up
seven-up
stand-up
ton-up
turn-up
wake-up

Synonyms and antonyms of curtain-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «curtain-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURTAIN-UP

Find out the translation of curtain-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of curtain-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curtain-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幕式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortina -up
570 millions of speakers

English

curtain-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर्दा अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الستار المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Занавес - до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortina -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরদা-আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rideau -up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Langsir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorhang -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーテンアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

커튼 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sandiwara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rèm lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரை அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पडदा-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perde-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenda - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kurtyna się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Завіса -до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perdea - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουρτίνα - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gordyn -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gardin -up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gardin -up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curtain-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURTAIN-UP»

The term «curtain-up» is regularly used and occupies the 81.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curtain-up

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QUOTES WITH «CURTAIN-UP»

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Arthur Smith
The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURTAIN-UP»

Discover the use of curtain-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curtain-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Curtain Up on My Stage: Revisiting a Finger Lakes Childhood
The story, told through tales, some humourous, some sad, follows the season as the year rolls around. Lovers of the Finger Lakes Region should find this book of interest, as will senior citizens anywhere.
Mary Duddleston Zimmer, 2011
2
Curtain Up!: A Book for Young Performers
Follows Amaya as she auditions for a role in a professional production of a musical through the audition process to the costume fittings, rehearsals--even the stage fright--and performance, in a book that includes a glossary of theatrical ...
Dirk McLean, 2010
3
The Manufacturer and Builder: A Practical Journal of ...
The tendency of the spring to wind up the curtain was counteracted by a ratchet, but the management of this ratchet required delicate manipulation—a. pull down, letting go suddenly, and you were tolerany sure of getting the curtain up. if you ...
4
Curtain Up
Using a variety of styles Dave Hopwood has put together an invaluable resource for schools and churches that helps children discover a wealth of stories and truths from the Bible.
Dave Hopwood, 2000
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Curtain Up
Sixteen-year-old Nick Wilder has an aim in life, to impress Jemma Jackson. So when his high school class decides to put on a play with Jemma and him in starring roles Nick see his chance. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.
David Hill, 1995
6
Sermons on the Second Readings: Cycle C
... that curtain up, I lose my soul.”2 ______ Proper 7 Pentecost 5 Ordinary Time 12 Galatians 3:23-29 A. 1. Richard B. Hays, The Letter to the Galatians, The New Interpreter's Bible (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000), p. 248. 2. Fred B. Craddock  ...
Robert S. Crilley, Dallas A. Brauninger, Gary L. Carver, 2003
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Happy Victory
The starch looked like Ex-lax, only blue. After it melted into the water, Mommy put the curtain in and swished it around for a while. Then, the good part came: She raised the curtain up high from the pan and shook the extra water out, and then ...
Eunie Guyre, 2011
8
Daughters of the Mountain: Women Coal Miners in Central ...
So the boss went in there and put the curtain up. The boss! So the next day the shift foreman came up there and asked what happened. I told him, and he got all over them guys about that. He said, ''You should have at least helped her put that  ...
Suzanne E. Tallichet, 2010
9
The Half: Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage
This magnificent book offers not only a dazzling gallery of actors – including Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Jeremy Irons, Glenda Jackson, Jude Law, Charlotte ...
Simon Annand, 2010
10
Narrative Beginnings: Theories and Practices
... the real and the narrative: flesh- and-blood readers know they are reading the narrative itself: it starts on the first page and continues accordingly, there are Arabic (not Roman) page numbers, and the narrated “you” is soon 11. Curtain Up ?
Brian Richardson, 2008

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