Spanish-English dictionary »

mecer meaning in English

SpanishEnglish
mecer verb

cuddle [cuddled, cuddling, cuddles](cradle in one's arms)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌd.l̩] [US: ˈkʌd.l̩]

rock [rocked, rocking, rocks](move gently back and forth)
verb
[UK: rɒk] [US: ˈrɑːk]
Rock the baby to sleep. = Meza al bebé para dormir.

swing [swung, swinging, swings](to rotate about an off-centre fixed point)
verb
[UK: swɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪŋ]

mecer en brazos verb

cuddle [cuddled, cuddling, cuddles](cradle in one's arms)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌd.l̩] [US: ˈkʌd.l̩]

adormecer verb

lull [lulled, lulling, lulls](to cause to rest)
verb
[UK: lʌl] [US: ˈləl]

put to sleep(to cause someone to sleep)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt tuː sliːp] [US: ˈpʊt ˈtuː sˈliːp]

slumber [slumbered, slumbering, slumbers](to be in a very light state of sleep)
verb
[UK: ˈslʌm.bə(r)] [US: sˈlʌm.bər]

adormecerse verb

doze off(fall asleep unintentionally)
verb
[UK: dəʊz ɒf] [US: doʊz ˈɒf]

fall asleep(to pass into sleep)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ə.ˈsliːp] [US: ˈfɑːl ə.ˈsliːp]

estremecer verb

judder(to spasm or shake violently)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒʌ.də(r)] [US: ˈdʒʌ.dər]

estremecerse verb

flinch [flinched, flinching, flinches](to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus)
verb
[UK: flɪntʃ] [US: ˈflɪntʃ]