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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNight curfew
/ˈnaɪt ˈkɜː.fjuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official order or regulation requiring people to remain indoors during specific nighttime hours, typically for public safety or security.
"The government imposed a strict night curfew to maintain public order during the crisis." - 2
A self-imposed or domestic rule requiring young people or children to be home by a certain time at night.
"Teenagers in the neighborhood are expected to observe a night curfew set by local community guidelines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'night' (Old English 'niht') and 'curfew' (from Old French 'cuevrefoil' or 'couvre-feu', meaning 'cover fire'). Historically referring to a regulatory signal to extinguish fires at night, it evolved in modern sociopolitical contexts to mandate citizens to remain indoors during specified nighttime hours.
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couvre-feu
Transliteration: koov-ruh-foo
"Un couvre-feu a été instauré pour assurer la sécurité."
nächtliche Ausgangssperre
Transliteration: nech-tli-che aus-gangs-sper-re
"Die Stadt hat eine nächtliche Ausgangssperre verhängt."
coprifuoco
Transliteration: ko-pri-fwo-ko
"Il governo ha dichiarato il coprifuoco notturno."
toque de queda
Transliteration: to-ke de ke-da
"Se estableció un toque de queda para controlar la situación."
recolher obrigatório
Transliteration: re-ko-ʎeɾ o-bɾi-ɡa-tɔ-ɾju
"O recolher obrigatório começa às dez da noite."
रात्रि कर्फ्यू
Transliteration: ratri curfew
"सुरक्षा कारणों से शहर में रात्रि कर्फ्यू लगा दिया गया है।"
宵禁
Transliteration: xiāojìn
"由于紧急情况，政府宣布实施宵禁。"
야간 통행금지
Transliteration: yagan tonghaenggeumji
"정부는 비상사태로 야간 통행금지를 선포했다."
夜間外出禁止令
Transliteration: yakan gaishutsu kinshirei
"安全のために夜間外出禁止令が発令された。"
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