Meaning of Iron Curtain | Babel Free
ˌaɪən ˈkɜː.tənDefinitions
Equivalents
Čeština
železná opona
Deutsch
Eiserner Vorhang
Ελληνικά
σιδηρούν παραπέτασμα
Esperanto
fera kurteno
Eesti
raudne eesriie
Suomi
rautaesirippu
Français
rideau de fer
Gàidhlig
cùirtear iarainn
עברית
מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶל
Magyar
vasfüggöny
Հայերեն
երկաթե վարագույր
Bahasa Indonesia
tirai besi
Íslenska
járntjald
Italiano
cortina di ferro
日本語
鉄のカーテン
ქართული
რკინის ფარდა
ភាសាខ្មែរ
វាំងននដែក
Lietuvių
geležinė uždanga
Latviešu
dzelzs priekškars
Bahasa Melayu
tirai besi
Nederlands
IJzeren Gordijn
Polski
żelazna kurtyna
Português
Cortina de Ferro
Română
cortină de fier
Русский
железный занавес
Slovenščina
želézna zavésa
Svenska
järnridå
ไทย
ม่านเหล็ก
Tagalog
Kortinang Bakal
Türkçe
demir perde
Українська
залі́зна заві́са
Examples
“We liked the plain people of Russia wherever we met them. […] We were behind the "iron⟳ curtain" at last⟳!”
“In the east the iron⟳ curtain behind which, unseen by the eyes of the world, the work⟳ of destruction goes on, is moving steadily forward⟳.”
“An iron⟳ curtain is drawn down upon their [Russia's] front. We do not know⟳ what is going on behind.”
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron⟳ curtain has descended across the Continent.”
“Indeed, rail traffic of all kinds is developing through the Iron⟳ Curtain – for instance, last⟳ year a total of 6,445 wagons controlled by Interfrigo, the international company for refrigerated transport⟳, passed between East and West; […]”
“Justice is giving ground to the forces of evil. These developments have⟳ confused the camp of freedom and abetted the growth of Communism. Even so, the fierce struggle⟳ for freedom of the people shut⟳ behind the Iron⟳ Curtain and the support⟳ for their emancipation provided by peace-loving people outside the Iron⟳ Curtain have⟳ never ceased despite the buffeting from waves of appeasement.”
“Now, we are not in a new Cold War. We don't see⟳ the descending of a new Iron⟳ Curtain, but we have⟳ moved back very, very sharply in the wrong direction. We must work⟳ with the many Russian democrats still functioning in and out of government, in and out of Parliament, in and out of the business community, to make⟳ the dream⟳ of a Russian democracy become⟳ a reality.”
“[…] Christopher Hill, one of the Western critics whose works were cited and appreciated behind the Iron⟳ Curtain throughout the decades of state socialism.”
“The coup d'etat also constituted an iron⟳ curtain for the social scientists.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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