come se cullassero l\'interlocutore
English translation: as if rocking a cradle
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3 mins confidence: 
as if they were cradling the listener/as if to cradle Explanation: Was going to say "to lull" but that would apply to his words not his hands |
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15 mins confidence:
as if rocking a cradle Explanation: Cullare is really rocking a cradle not exactly cradling. Or perhaps 'rocking his listener's cradle' It's difficult to say without knowing who this interlocutore is. cullare in Vocabolario - Treccani www.treccani.it/vocabolario/cullare/ Translate this page cullare v. tr. [der. di culla]. – 1. Far muovere la culla in senso oscillatorio laterale per acquietare il bambino o facilitarne il sonno; per estens., dondolare ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2018-12-11 10:44:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or perhaps as Lisa says, 'lulling' or 'rocking' his listener to sleep. Cullare is designed to get a child to sleep... |
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