lullaby

berceuse

Chanson douce chantée pour aider un bébé ou un enfant à s’endormir.

En anglais simple : A gentle song sung to help a baby or child fall asleep.

• She sang a lullaby to her baby.
• That old lullaby always makes me feel sleepy.
• He learned several lullabies before his daughter was born.

Synonymes : cradle song

Expressions courantes : sing a lullaby, a gentle lullaby, a bedtime lullaby

bercer

Chanter doucement à quelqu’un, généralement pour l’aider à s’endormir.

En anglais simple : To sing a gentle song to someone, usually to help them sleep.

• She lullabied her little son.
• He softly lullabied the baby to sleep.
• The nurse would lullaby each child before leaving the room.

Comment l'utiliser : lullaby someone to sleep (She lullabied the child to sleep beside the fire.)

Synonymes : sing to sleep

Expressions courantes : lullaby a child, lullaby someone to sleep