telón

Definitions of telón
  1. noun
    hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    synonyms: capa, caída, colgadura, cortina, cortinaje, cortinas, drapeado, lencería, manto, pañería, ropaje, tela, transparente, trapo, velo
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    bambalina
    a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    type of:
    pantalla
    a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    moblaje, mueblaje
    (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
  2. noun
    a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
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    capa, caída, colgadura, cortina, cortinaje, cortinas, drapeado, lencería, manto, pañería, ropaje, tela, transparente, trapo, velo
    hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  3. noun
    an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
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    barrera ideológica
    a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies
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