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1. (n.) curfew
an order establishing a time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.
2. curfew
a regulation requiring a person to be home at a stated time, as one imposed by a parent on a child.
3. curfew
the time at which a daily curfew starts.
4. curfew
the period during which a curfew is in effect.
5. curfew
a signal, as the ringing of a bell, announcing the start of the time of a curfew.
6. curfew
a bell for sounding a curfew.
7. curfew
(in medieval Europe) the ringing of a bell at a fixed hour in the evening as a signal for covering or extinguishing fires.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF coverfeu, OF covrefeu lit., (it) covers (the) fire. See cover, focus)
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1. (noun) curfew
the time that the curfew signal is sounded
2. (noun) curfew
a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
3. (noun) curfew
an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) curfew
the ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself
2. (noun) curfew
a utensil for covering the fire
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Sense: an order forbidding people to be in the streets after a certain hour
There's a curfew in force from ten o'clock tonight.
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 Afrikaans: aandklok |
 Arabic: مَنْع التَّجوُّل |
 Bulgarian: вечерен час |
 Brazilian: toque de recolher |
 Czech: zákaz vycházení |
 German: die Ausgangssperre |
 Danish: udgangsforbud |
 Greek: απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας |
 Spanish: toque de queda |
 Estonian: keelutund |
 Farsi: منع عبور و مرور |
 Finnish: ulkonaliikkumiskielto |
 French: couvre-feu |
 Hebrew: עוֹצֵר |
 Hindi: कर्फ्यू |
 Croatian: policijski sat |
 Hungarian: kijárási tilalom |
 Indonesian: jam malam |
 Icelandic: útgöngubann |
 Italian: coprifuoco |
 Japanese: 夜間外出禁止 |
 Korean: 통금 |
 Lithuanian: komendanto valanda |
 Latvian: komandanta stunda |
 Malay: perintah berkurung |
 Dutch: spertijd |
 Norwegian: portforbud |
 Polish: godzina policyjna |
 Persian: منع عبور و مرور |
 Pashto: د تګ راتګ سرچینه |
 Portuguese: recolher |
 Romanian: interzicerea circulaţiei |
 Russian: комендантский час |
 Slovak: zákaz vychádzania |
 Slovenian: policijska ura |
 Serbian: policijskičas |
 Swedish: utegångsförbud |
 Thai: การห้ามออกนอกบ้านยามวิกาล |
 Turkish: sokağa çıkma yasağı |
 Taiwanese: 宵禁令 |
 Ukrainian: комендантська година |
 Urdu: كرفيو |
 Vietnamese: lệnh giới nghiêm |
 Chinese: 宵禁令 |
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