What does cortina in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cortina in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cortina in Spanish.

The word cortina in Spanish means curtain, shutter, curtain, blind, blinds, Venetian blind, curtain, smoke screen, smoke screen, Iron Curtain. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cortina

curtain

nombre femenino (tela para ventanas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Instalaré una cortina estampada sobre la ventana de mi dormitorio.
I'll install a patterned curtain over my bedroom window.

shutter, curtain

nombre femenino (puerta metálica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Después de cerrar la tienda baja la cortina para prevenir robos.
When you've shut the shop put the shutter (or: curtain) down to stop thieves.

blind, blinds, Venetian blind

locución nominal femenina (AR, UY (para ventana: persiana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puedo ver afuera con un simple giro, tengo una cortina americana.

curtain

locución nominal femenina (teatro: telón doble) (opening from center)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta como quedan enmarcadas las funciones con las cortinas americanas.

smoke screen

locución nominal femenina (figurado (maniobra de ocultación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La contienda electoral es una cortina de humo para distraer la atención de la crisis económica.
The electoral campaign is a smoke screen to divert attention from the economic crisis.

smoke screen

locución nominal femenina (técnica militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El soldado arrojó una granada para crear una cortina de humo y poder avanzar sin ser visto.
The solider threw a grenade as a smoke screen in order to advance without being seen.

Iron Curtain

(Guerra Fría: frontera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
W. Churchill dijo que un telón de acero caería sobre Europa.

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