lull

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A period of rest or soothing.
2. A period of reduced activity; a respite.
3. A period without waves or wind.
4. An extended pause between sets of waves.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
2. (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

Concepts

bercer

apaiser

calmer

accalmie

pause

calme

bonace

tranquilliser

repos

embellie

roucouler

se calmer

silence

silencieux

🔇

tranquille

trêve

repos temporaire

Synonymes

calm

break

quiet

intermission

soothe

interval

pause

calm down

respite

quieten

rest

rock

🪨

stillness

peacefulness

recess

interlude

tranquillise

letup

pacify

hush

cradle

alleviate

relief

repose

tranquillize

allay

silence

lullaby

still

tranquility

tranquilize

sedateness

sedation

settle down

smoke

smoothness

soften

stagnation

subside

tranquillity

truce

bring to an end

rock to sleep

become calm

short rest

short interval of leisure

state of reduced activity

sing lullabies

crsdlesong

abate

Traductions

wiegen

🪨

bonaccia

embalar

🪨

einlullen

pausa

placare

αποκοιμίζω

νανουρίζω

ninnare

rust

Pause

pauze

descans

Flaute

pausa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lʌl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lullen

Appartenant à écossais: lul

Appartenant à néerlandais: lollen

Appartenant à néerlandais: lullen

Appartenant à bas-allemand: lullen

Appartenant à allemand: lullen

Appartenant à danois: lulle

Appartenant à suédois: lulla

Appartenant à islandais: lúlla

In summary

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”).
Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).