IRON CURTAIN

Meaning of IRON CURTAIN in English

People referred to the border that separated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western European countries as the Iron Curtain .

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IRON CURTAIN — noun Date: 1819 an impenetrable barrier , a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IRON CURTAIN — Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON CURTAIN — noun Usage: often capitalized I&C Etymology: translation of German eiserner vorhang iron fireproof theatrical curtain 1. : a political, military, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — 1. ( sometimes caps. ) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — impenetrable barrier; line of demarcation between Western Europe and the Russian zone of influence; political and ideological barrier that cuts …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IRON CURTAIN — Date: 1819 1. : an impenetrable barrier the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious — C. J. Rolo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — Function: noun Date: 1819 1 : an impenetrable barrier <the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious ― C. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — ■ noun ( the ~ ) a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IRON CURTAIN — [iron curtain] n (1819) 1: an impenetrable barrier "the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious --C. J. Rolo" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRON CURTAIN — the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and …
Britannica English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — noun [ sing. ] the name that people used for the border that used to exist between Western Europe and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — ˌIron ˈCurtain, the BrE AmE the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON CURTAIN — People referred to the border that separated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
IRON CURTAIN — Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IRON CURTAIN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес железный занавес
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес (особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или другой) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес ( особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес (особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или другой) 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — "железный занавес" Выражение из лексикона "холодной войны" [cold war], впервые было публично употреблено в марте 1946 в т.н. "речи о железном …
IRON CURTAIN — "железный занавес" Выражение из лексикона "холодной войны" [cold war], впервые было публично употреблено в марте 1946 в т. н. "речи …
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес железный занавес
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURTAIN — I. ˈkər]t ə n, -ə̄], -əi] sometimes ]tə̇n or ]d.ə̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURTAIN — — curtainless , adj. /kerr"tn/ , n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURTAIN — I. ˈkər-t ə n noun Etymology: Middle English curtine, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — noun a flag; an ensign; in contempt. 2. curtain ·vt to inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. …
Webster English vocab
IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — [cur.tain] n [ME curtine, fr. OF, fr. LL cortina (trans. of Gk aulaia, fr. aule court), fr. L cohort-, cohors …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — curtain BrE AmE ˈkɜːt ə n AmE \ ˈkɝːt- ▷ curtain|ed d ▷ curtain|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ curtain|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURTAIN — / ˈkɜːtn; NAmE ˈkɜːrtn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of cloth that is hung …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURTAIN — I. cur ‧ tain 1 S3 W3 /ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CURTAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRON — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CURTAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Oxford English vocab
CURTAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Oxford English vocab
IRON — ( irons, ironing, ironed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Iron is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURTAIN — ( curtains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Curtains are large pieces …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet ▪ She's on iron tablets for her anaemia. a stone/wooden/iron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CURTAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a veil/curtain of mist (= an amount of mist that prevents you seeing something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRON — n. magnetic iron ore iron pyrite bog iron ore cast iron Iron Act Iron Age Iron Curtain iron deficiency anemia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CURTAIN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CURTAIN — noun 1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑ drape ADJECTIVE ▪ shower ▪ closed , drawn , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IRON — n. 25B6; noun a ship built of iron : metal, pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron. she needed some iron …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRON — is mentioned with brass as the earliest of known metals. (Genesis 4:22) The natural wealth in iron of the soil …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
IRON — 1. сущ. 1) хим. а) железо (элемент) б) черный металл, напр., железо, сталь, чугун to cast iron ≈ лить сталь …
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