What does bercer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bercer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bercer in French.

The word bercer in French means rock, lull, beguile, bring up, delude yourself. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bercer

rock

verbe transitif (calmer par un doux va-et-vient)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La maman prit le bébé dans ses bras pour le bercer.
The mother took the baby into her arms to rock him.

lull

verbe transitif (apaiser par [qch] d'agréable)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le bruit de la mer les berçait.
The sound of the sea soothed them.

beguile

verbe transitif (tromper)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il l'a bercée de doux rêves.
He beguiled her with sweet dreams.

bring up

verbe transitif (élever)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Julie a été bercée dans un milieu musical.
Julie was brought up in a musical environment.

delude yourself

(croire à des chimères)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

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