curtain-raiser | Idiomator

Meaning: (performing arts)In atheater, an initial play, musicalperformance, etc whichprecedesthe main performance.1910,Edith Wharton, “The Bolted Door”, inTales of Men and Ghosts:[H]e had tried all kinds: comedy, tragedy, prose and verse, the lightcurtain-raiser, the short sharp drama, the bourgeoisrealistic and the lyrical-romantic.2014February 20, Brian Seibert, “Dance: Next Step for Force in Ballet”, inNew York Times, retrieved24 August 2014:“Capricious Maneuvers,” the eight-minute romp of acurtain raiserthat Mr. Peck made for City Ballet’s 2013 Fall Gala, was fun.; (idiomatic,by extension)Apreludeorintroductionto an activity or thing.1901,Harold MacGrath, chapter 7, inThe Puppet Crown:It is my opinion that your part in the affair is only acurtain-raiserto graver things.2008September 11, Virginia Lopez, “Russia's Venezuela Foray: Tit for Tat”, inTime, retrieved24 August 2014:But the first foray by Russian strategic bombers into the Western hemisphere since the Cold War is simply thecurtain raiserfor joint naval maneuvers that will bring Russian warships into Venezuelan waters in November.2024July 25, Angelique Chrisafis, “Paris prepares for Olympics opening ceremony spectacle along River Seine”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:When the Paris Olympics opening ceremony begins on Friday night, it will be the first time the theatricalcurtain-raiserfor the world’s biggest sporting event has taken place outside a stadium.

Examples:

EN: I guess you're a curtain-raiser.
ES: Seguro que haces de telonera.
EN: And Sangoro will be the curtain-raiser.
ES: Y Sangoro será el telonero.
EN: As nobody's listening to him, it's just a curtain-raiser.
ES: Como nadie lo escucha, es solo cháchara.
EN: Hurry up, come on or we'll miss the curtain-raiser.
ES: Date prisa, ven, o nos vamos a perder el juego preliminar.
EN: A curtain-raiser...
ES: Una levantada de cortinas...
EN: That's just a curtain-raiser
ES: ¡Esto es sólo el aperitivo!
EN: Don't butter him up. The truth is, you're more concerned about Hayami in the curtain-raiser match.
ES: Dices eso, pero ¿no sientes más curiosidad por la pelea de Hayami?
EN: No matter how awesome Hayami may be, he's just a curtain-raiser for Aoki.
ES: Por increíble que sea Hayami, es solo la primera pelea de Aoki.
EN: Aoki-san's curtain-raiser.
ES: Es la primera pelea de Aoki.
EN: Aoki-san's curtain-raiser, after all!
ES: Es solo la primera pelea de Aoki.
EN: I won't allow you to lose as a curtain-raiser to my match!
ES: ¡Más vale que no pierdas la pelea preliminar de mi pelea!
EN: 'But this strange little engagement was the curtain-raiser 'to an all-out war on the Western Front.'
ES: Pero este extraño y pequeño enfrentamiento fue el telonero... de una guerra sin cuartel en el frente occidental.
EN: We have a water-themed curtain-raiser for you.
ES: Les daremos una bienvenida acuática.
EN: Okay, the curtain-raiser went a smidge long, so stay on your marks next time.
ES: Vale, se ha pasado un poco de largo, no os mováis tanto la próxima.
EN: The 1000 Guineas is the curtain-raiser for the Indian 2000 Guineas that typically follows the next day (usually a Saturday or Sunday).
HI: 1000 गिनी भारतीय 2000 गिनी के लिए पर्दा-रेज़र है जो आम तौर पर अगले दिन (आमतौर पर शनिवार या रविवार) का अनुसरण करती है।

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