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curtain (door, window) ☊ màn cửa ☊
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like: màn cửa → →
to pull down the blinds, curtains ☊ bỏ tấm màn cửa sổ xuống ☊
She peeped through the crack in the curtains. ☊ crack ☊
to draw/pull/close the curtains (= to pull them across the window so they cover it) ☊ curtain ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed). ☊ curtain ☊
a pair of curtains ☊ curtain ☊
Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). The phone's not working. ☊ just ☊
A cold grey light crept under the curtains. ☊ light ☊
Finally my luck ran out and they caught me trying to climb the outer wall. ☊ luck ☊
Pull the curtains—it's dark outside. ☊ pull ☊
romantic images of deserted beaches ☊ romantic ☊
a romantic view of life ☊ romantic ☊
He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent. ☊ satisfaction ☊
It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to). ☊ wrong ☊