- lull
- 1. verb
(to make calm or quiet: The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.) calmar, adormecer
2. noun(a temporary period of calm.) momento de calma, respirolulltr[lʌl]noun1 (in storm) momento de calma, recalmón nombre masculino; (in activity) respirotransitive verb1 adormecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa lull before the storm la calma antes de la tempestadto lull somebody into a false sense of security infundir a alguien una falsa seguridadlull ['lʌl] vt1) calm, soothe: calmar, sosegar2)to lull to sleep : arrullar, adormecerlull n: calma f, pausa flulln.• calma s.f.• momento de calma s.m.• recalmón s.m.v.• arrullar v.• calmar v.• sosegar v.
I lʌltransitive verba) \<\<baby\>\>to lull a baby to sleep — arrullar or mecer* a un niño hasta dormirlo
the gentle rocking of the boat lulled me to sleep — me dormí arrullado por el suave balanceo de la barca
b) \<\<fears\>\> calmar; \<\<suspicions\>\> desvanecer, ahuyentarc) (deceive)we were lulled into a false sense of security — nos confiamos demasiado
II
noun (in activity) período m de calma; (in fighting) tregua f; (in conversation) pausa f, paréntesis m[lʌl]the lull before the storm — la calma que precede a la tormenta
1.N (in storm, wind) pausa f , momento m de calma; (in fighting, bombardment) tregua f ; (in activity) respiro m , pausa fduring a lull in the conversation — en una pausa de la conversación
2.VT [+ person] calmar; [+ fears] calmar, sosegarto lull sb to sleep — arrullar a algn, adormecer a algn
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I [lʌl]transitive verba) \<\<baby\>\>to lull a baby to sleep — arrullar or mecer* a un niño hasta dormirlo
the gentle rocking of the boat lulled me to sleep — me dormí arrullado por el suave balanceo de la barca
b) \<\<fears\>\> calmar; \<\<suspicions\>\> desvanecer, ahuyentarc) (deceive)we were lulled into a false sense of security — nos confiamos demasiado
II
noun (in activity) período m de calma; (in fighting) tregua f; (in conversation) pausa f, paréntesis mthe lull before the storm — la calma que precede a la tormenta
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
