Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Vorhang auf!
English translation:
curtain !
Added to glossary by
Emilie Laferrière
May 13, 2005 00:12
19 yrs ago
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German term
Vorhang auf!
German to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Something typically said at the beginning of a film at the cinema (maybe not nowadays, but meant as a caricature). British English please.
Vorhang auf!
Thank you :-)
Vorhang auf!
Thank you :-)
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Change log
May 13, 2005 12:18: Julie Roy changed "Language pair" from "German to French" to "German to English"
Mar 19, 2015 16:22: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Proposed translations
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Emilie Laferrière
France
France
France
legal & financial translator, ex-lawyer
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French
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4
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(British English:) Curtain ! / French:) rideau !
in the meaning of rising the curtain at the theater. Care ! See the context; in French, for instance, "rideau' is used to say the contrary (at the end of the performance, the curtin falls): "it's enough"
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Monika Nospak
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Vielen Dank, Monika
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writeaway
: curtain up, in British and all other English. curtain is actually yelled when they want the curtain to be closed/come down..........
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for all your great answers. I went with "Curtain!", simply. :-)"
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Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
Germany
Germany
Germany
Double diplôme, 40 ans d'expérience
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, French
Levez le rideau !
Levez le rideau ! La Passion est une pièce qui relate les principaux moments de la vie du Christ. Elle comporte trois parties divisées en 26 actes et 5 ...
www.theatredelapassion-nancy.com/pass-rideau.htm
"Rideau" étant uniquement à la fin !
www.theatredelapassion-nancy.com/pass-rideau.htm
"Rideau" étant uniquement à la fin !
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GiselaVigy
: phase d'analyse (cours). Un beau week-end de Pentecôte avec plein de soleil pour toi!
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bonjour Gisela. Phase petit déj' ??
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caramel
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Angelika Beba
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Cl. COMBALUZIER
: phase compta :-)
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phase estomac en éveil (11 h) !
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Sylvain Leray
: phase miam miam (13h05)
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phase vaisselle (13 h 23)
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Curtains Up!
if you really want an English (UK) version
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Note added at 2005-05-13 10:00:29 (GMT)
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Even better CURTAIN UP (without the \"s\" which should never have been there)
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Note added at 2005-05-13 10:00:29 (GMT)
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Even better CURTAIN UP (without the \"s\" which should never have been there)
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Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
: J'ai bien l'impression qu'on est tous en train de se mélanger les cordes du rideau !
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mais au moins on ne se voile pas la face!
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Valerie Eichenlaub
: c'est exactement ça, confirmé par prof de théâtre
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Sonia Soros
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writeaway
: Curtain up for sure-this was the correct answer, curtain alone is wrong and means the exact opposite, in UKese or other English 'dialects' (as they say on Proz). As so often, a faulty entry in the glossary
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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Let the show begin!
Not literal, but similar meaning.
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
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Get cracking!
Also common and not so close to the original
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