OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27502

curfew

/ˈkɜː.fjuː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cubrefuego • toque de queda
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
Curfews have been curbing / The end of liberty
Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricit…
toque de queda
The time when such restriction begins.
toque de queda
A signal indicating this time.
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