curfew

• Substantiv, das eine Regel bezeichnet, die Menschen verpflichtet, zu bestimmten Zeiten, meist nachts, zu Hause zu bleiben, oft von den Behörden aus Sicherheitsgründen verhängt.

A noun referring to a regulation requiring people to remain indoors during specified hours, typically at night, often imposed by authorities for safety or security reasons.

1. Restriction on movementB1formal

   A regulation requiring people to remain indoors during specified hours, typically at night.

   Ausgangssperre

   • The government imposed a curfew after the riots.
   • Teenagers must obey the city's 10 PM curfew.
   • During the emergency, a strict curfew was enforced.

2. Parental ruleA2informal

   A time set by parents by which a child must be home.

   Ausgehzeit (elterliche Regel)

   • My parents gave me a midnight curfew on weekends.
   • She broke her curfew and got grounded.
   • His curfew is 9 PM on school nights.

   Synonymebedtimedeadlinelights-outtime limit