Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lull
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Lull
lull
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English; probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century 1. to cause to sleep or rest ; soothe 2. to cause to relax vigilance were ~ed into a false sense of security II. noun Date: 1719 1. archaic something that ~s; especially ~aby 2. a temporary pause or decline in activity the early-morning ~ in urban noise: as a. a temporary calm before or during a storm b. a temporary drop in business activity
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1.
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. soothe or send to sleep gently. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by into) deceive (a person) into confidence (lulled into a false sense of security). 3 tr. allay (suspicions etc.) usu. by deception. 4 intr. (of noise, a storm, etc.) abate or fall quiet. --n. a temporary quiet period in a storm or in any activity. Etymology: ME, imit. of sounds used to quieten a child ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. сущ. временное затишье, временное успокоение, перерыв - lull in cotton 2. гл. 1) убаюкивать 2) успокаивать 3) смягчать - lull the vigilance ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
4.
1. временное затишье; временное успокоение; перерыв a lull in a storm —- затишье во время бури a lull in the fighting —- затишье между боями a lull in sales —- спад спроса a lull in conversation —- перерыв в разговоре 2. редк. что-л. успокаивающее, усыпляющее the lull of falling waters —- мерный шум водопада 3. редк. уст. колыбельная 4. убаюкивать to lull a baby to sleep —- убаюкать (усыпить) ребенка 5. успокаивать, смягчать to lull smb.'s fears —- рассеять чьи-л. страхи to lull smb.'s suspicions —- усыпить чьи-л. подозрения 6. уговаривать, убеждать (кого-л.), внушать уверенность, спокойствие 7. успокаиваться; затихать, стихать (о буре, шуме и т. п.) the wind lulled —- ветер затих the violence of the storm had lulled to some extent —- сила бури немного уменьшилась ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) временное затишье; временное успокоение (боли); перерыв (в разговоре) 2) rare колыбельная песня Syn: see break 2. v. 1) успокаивать (боль) 2) стихать (о буре, шуме, боли) 3) убаюкивать, укачивать (ребенка) 4) усыплять (подозрения); рассеивать (страхи) 5) суметь внушить (что-л.) (into); If you dont argue about it, you can easily lull the people into acceptance of new taxes ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
(lulls, lulling, lulled) 1. A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president. ...a lull in the conversation. N-COUNT: oft N in n 2. If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security... Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever. VERB: be V-ed into n/-ing, V-ed, also V n into n/-ing 3. If someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy. With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze... Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep. VERB: V n, V n into/to n 4. If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future. PHRASE: v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
7.
~1 v 1 to make someone feel calm or sleepy (The movement of the train gradually lulled me to sleep.) 2 to make someone feel safe and confident so that they are completely surprised when you attack or cheat them (lull sb into (doing) sth) (Felix's charm lulled me into believing he loved me. | lull sb into a false sense of security (=make someone think they are safe when they are not)) ~2 n 1 a short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usual + in (a brief lull in the conversation | a lull in the fighting) 2 the lull before the storm a short period of time when things are calm that is followed by a lot of activity, noise, or trouble ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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