lull in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lull in the English»French Dictionary

I.lull [Brit lʌl, Am ləl] N

lull (in storm, fighting)

accalmie f

lull (in conversation)

pause f

lull (in trading)

ralentissement m

the lull before the storm

le calme avant la tempête

II.lull [Brit lʌl, Am ləl] VB trans

lull person

apaiser

lull suspicions

endormir

to lull sb to sleep

endormir qn en le berçant

he lulled them into thinking they were safe

il leur a fait croire qu'ils étaient en sécurité

to be lulled into a false sense of security

se laisser aller à un sentiment de sécurité trompeur

Translations for lull in the French»English Dictionary

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embellie NAUT

lull

accalmie (de lutte, crise)

lull

les combats ont repris après une accalmie de quelques heures

the fighting resumed after a lull of a few hours

accalmie METEO, NAUT

lull

bercer enfant

to rock, to lull

bercer un enfant pour l'endormir

to rock ou lull a baby to sleep

s'assoupir activité économique:

to be in a lull

endormir un enfant en le berçant

to lull ou rock a child to sleep

un ange passa

there was a lull in the conversation

blanc

lull

lull in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lull in the English»French Dictionary

I.lull [lʌl] VB trans a. fig

lull

endormir

to lull sb into believing that ...

arriver à faire croire à qn que ...

to lull sb into a false sense of security

donner une fausse impression de sécurité à qn

II.lull [lʌl] N

lull

pause f

lull in fighting

accalmie f

a lull in consumer demand

une période de creux dans la demande des consommateurs

a lull in the conversation

un blanc dans la conversation

a lull in fighting

un répit dans les combats

the lull before the storm

le calme avant l'orage

Translations for lull in the French»English Dictionary

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accalmie de la pluie, du vent

lull

accalmie (dans un combat)

lull

calme plat ECON

lull

endormir soupçons

to lull

lull Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lull sb into believing that ...

arriver à faire croire à qn que ...

to lull sb into a false sense of security

donner une fausse impression de sécurité à qn

a lull in consumer demand

une période de creux dans la demande des consommateurs

a lull in the conversation

un blanc dans la conversation

a lull in fighting

un répit dans les combats

the lull before the storm

le calme avant l'orage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The album brought a return to the mainstream after a lull in success from 1976-1978.

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This song was so remarkable that it was imprinted upon the nursemaid's memory, and later she lulled the baby asleep by singing the same song.

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This resulted in a temporary lull in politicised drama.

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They experienced their best success in the 1970s, winning three titles, before having a league lull in the 1980s.

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They can be lulled into immobilization, or even persuaded to become an ally, by a talented musician.

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There followed a lull of about a year.

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After the unilateral lull, displaced persons began moving from the emergency centers.

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By the fifth stanza, the speaker has been lulled into a somnambulistic trancehe sleeps while still keeping his eyes on the moon (lines 1720).

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She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career.

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The overall number of storms contrasted to a relative lull in activity experienced over the previous decade.

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