curfew
toque de queda
definition
noun
a dusk-to-dawn curfew
a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night.
translation of 'curfew'
noun
toque de queda
example
He enforced strict rules: a nightly 'curfew' and a mandate to earn top grades in high school.
to be abroad after 'curfew' without permission was to risk punishment
He walks further until one o'clock in the morning (past the 'curfew' for apprentices) and ends up in the graveyard in Copp's Hill.
Do you remember how mad they were when we were an hour past 'curfew' last year?
We saw them lifting an overnight 'curfew' that had been in place also since April when the old regime fell.
He took full 24 hours before doing so and clamping 'curfew' in some areas.
It was past my 'curfew' and I could tell that I looked panicked because of the face Jake was making.
Her parents had given her a 'curfew' of midnight, so she had heaps of time.
By that time, the male was already at his home, having managed to cook up an excuse for breaking the midnight 'curfew' .
to be out after 'curfew' without permission was to risk punishment
a dusk-to-dawn 'curfew'
All exits from the city were totally blocked from the morning and an indefinite 'curfew' was imposed from 6pm.
the whole area was immediately placed under 'curfew'
There was an overnight 'curfew' and a requirement to report twice a day to the authorities.
a dusk-to-dawn 'curfew'
The standoff ceased with the advent of the midnight 'curfew' .
My 'curfew' was usually midnight, but not for dates.
All she needed was a midnight 'curfew' and glass slippers and she would be set.
Ever since I broke 'curfew' , I showed no promise of learning my lesson.
The lists of candidates, their names and manifestos, were all but invisible and a strict 'curfew' was imposed.
they had to return before the 'curfew' sounded
It wasn't long until the 'curfew' bang sounded and we were shuffled out once again.
There is normally a 7pm - 7am 'curfew' and prisoners are monitored with an electronic tagging device.
The execution was to take place at the ringing of the evening 'curfew' bell.
He was posted in the marketplace area of the city, enforcing the 'curfew' .
They arrested something like 300 people last night for 'curfew' violations.
The neighbours, he recalls, allowed him to play until a daily 'curfew' of 10 pm.
Police introduced an overnight 'curfew' on Thursday in Colombo and have tightened security measures throughout city.
You remember the feeling: You had a midnight 'curfew' , but your friends were free to roam wild until dawn.
Today it is still heavily guarded, with numerous checkpoints and a nighttime 'curfew' .
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