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telón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
telón nm	(tela grande)	length of cloth, large piece of cloth n
	Compró un telón para hacer trozos más pequeños y bordarlos.
	She bought a length of cloth to make smaller pieces and stitch them together.
telón nm	(de un teatro) (theatre)	curtain n
	Al acabar la función bajó el telón.
	When the performance was over the curtain went down.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
bajada del telón loc nom f	(obra: división de actos)	curtain drop n
		lowering of the curtain n
	La última bajada del telón marca el final de la representación teatral.
	The last curtain drop marks the end of the play.
telón cortafuego, telón cortafuegos nm + adj inv	(para un escenario)	fire-resistant curtain n
telón de acero, cortina de hierro nm + loc adj	(Guerra Fría: frontera)	Iron Curtain n
	W. Churchill dijo que un telón de acero caería sobre Europa.
telón de fondo nm + loc adj	(fondo de escenario)	background n
	El telón de fondo forma parte del escenario.
	The background is part of the stage.
tener como telón de fondo loc verb	figurado (hechos, circunstancias)	have as a backdrop v expr
	La inseguridad tiene como telón de fondo la corrupción.
	The lack of security has corruption as a backdrop.

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