French term
endormir
Proposed translations
France
Traduction / Formation
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, New Zealand, US, French) 
, French (Variants: Standard-France, African, Swiss, Belgian)
Works in: French to English, English to French
to hide [...] from us
deceive us,
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MoiraB
: yes, this could work, especially if there's an element of cynicism involved. Or 'pull the wool over our eyes about...'
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Thank you Moira
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Evans (X)
1 hr
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Thank you Gilla
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emiledgar
: to cause us to miss the danger
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Merci Emile
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kashew
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Thanks Kashew
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France
It's all about the context
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
to lull
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MoiraB
: my first thought too, but it needed some context to be sure
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Evans (X)
1 hr
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Verginia Ophof
3 hrs
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Letredenoblesse
21 hrs
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United Kingdom
Translator of French to English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, English, French
to lull into a false sense of security/to keep unaware
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kashew
: For "keep us unaware"
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: To lull us into a false sense of security ...
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United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
Make us oblivious to // shield us from
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Note added at 4 days (2013-05-31 18:56:03 GMT)
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"ob·liv·i·ous"
adjective
1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to ): She was oblivious of his admiration.
2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure.
3. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oblivious?s=t
"Shield
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verb (used with object)
15. to protect (someone or something) with or as if with a shield.
16. to serve as a protection for.
17. to hide or conceal; protect by hiding.
18. Obsolete . to avert; forbid."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shield?s=t
"It’s not the role of our media and our journalists TO SHIELD US from truth; it’s their job to confront us with it. "
"We are trapped in rigid mindsets that MAKE US OBLIVIOUS to smart solutions."
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just to illustrate the importance of providing as much context as possible