French-English translations for émousser

dull
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All these knives are dullHe sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awakeWhen does having a dull personality ever get you a girlfriend? Even if you get one, how does being dull help you keep a relationship for over a year?
allayto allay popular excitementto allay the tumult of the passionsto allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity

blunt
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We also know that economic downturn could blunt the readiness to pursue economic and social reforms. Nous savons aussi qu'un ralentissement économique pourrait émousser la volonté d'entreprendre des réformes économiques et sociales. the blunt admission that he had never liked my companyIt blunted my appetite.