Lull in spanish
Calma
pronunciation: kɑlmɑ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: kɑlmɑ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
lull1 = período de calma, pausa, respiro, tregua, paréntesis.
Example: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.more:
» the lull before the storm = la calma que precede a la tormenta.
Example: The article 'University libraries -- the lull before the storm?' predicts steep rises in periodical subscription prices and increased student numbers.lull2 = calmar, aliviar, pacificar, tranquilizar.
Example: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.more:
» be lulled into a false sense of = confiarse demasiado.
Example: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.» be lulled into a false sense of security = fiarse demasiado, confiarse demasiado.
Example: Our starting point is that in order to do justice to the importance of the issue of their own material welfare and that of the women they work with, women social workers must not be lulled into a false sense of security about 'progress' in this respect.» lull + Nombre + into thinking = hacer pensar, hacer creer, dar a entender, creerse equivocadamente.
Example: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.