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lapse [læps]1 noun∎ lapse of memory trou m de mémoire;∎ lapse in concentration moment m d'inattention∎ she has occasional lapses elle fait des bêtises de temps en temps;∎ the slightest lapse was punished harshly la moindre faute était sévèrement punie;∎ a lapse from virtue un manquement à la vertu(c) (interval) laps m de temps, intervalle m;∎ after a lapse of six months au bout de six mois∎ Religion to lapse from grace pécher;∎ he only lapsed once il n'a fait qu'une seule erreur;∎ his concentration lapsed for a split second il a relâché sa concentration pendant une fraction de seconde;∎ if standards of education are allowed to lapse si on laisse baisser les niveaux scolaires∎ she lapsed into a coma elle est tombée dans le coma;∎ to lapse into bad habits prendre de mauvaises habitudes;∎ to lapse into silence garder le silence, s'enfermer dans le silence;∎ she kept lapsing into Russian elle repassait sans cesse au russe(c) (pass → time) passer;∎ weeks lapsed before I saw her again il se passa plusieurs semaines avant que je ne la revoie(d) (law, custom) tomber en désuétude; (licence, passport) se périmer; (subscription) prendre fin, expirer; (estate) devenir disponible; (legacy) devenir caduc;∎ he let his insurance lapse il a laissé périmer son assurance
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