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1 the outcome is in the lap of the gods now
del resultado Dios dirá, la suerte está echada y ya veremos qué pasaEnglish-spanish dictionary > the outcome is in the lap of the gods now
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2 it's in the lap of the gods
el destino lo dirá, está en manos de Dios -
3 lap
I læp past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lamer2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) chapalear•- lap up
II læp noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) regazo, rodillas2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) vuelta•- lap dog- the lap of luxury
lap1 n1. regazo2. vueltalap2 vb beber a lengüetadastr[læp]1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL vuelta2 figurative use (stage) etapa1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (overtake) doblar1 (go round) dar la vuelta————————tr[læp]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's in the lap of the gods el destino lo dirá, está en manos de Diosto live in the lap of luxury familiar vivir como un pachá————————tr[læp]1 (animal) beber a lengüetadas2 (waves) lamer, besar1 (waves) chapalear1) fold: plegar, doblar2) wrap: envolver3) : lamer, besarwaves were lapping the shore: las olas lamían la orilla4)to lap up : beber a lengüetadas (como un gato)lap vioverlap: traslaparselap n1) : falda f, regazo m (del cuerpo)2) overlap: traslapo m3) : vuelta f (en deportes)4) stage: etapa f (de un viaje)adj.• faldero, -a adj.n.• faldón s.m.• lametada s.f.• regazo s.m.• traslapo s.m.• vuelta s.f.v.• beber a lengüetazos v.• envolver v.• lamer v.• traslapar v.læp
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1) ( of body) rodillas fpl, regazo m (liter)to sit on somebody's lap — sentarse* en las rodillas or (liter) en el regazo de alguien
he dropped the problem in my lap — me pasó el problema, me endilgó el problema (fam)
to be in the lap of the gods: their fate is in the lap of the gods su destino queda librado al azar; to fall o drop into somebody's lap — caerle* como llovido del cielo a alguien
2)a) ( Sport) vuelta fb) ( stage) etapa f
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- pp- transitive verb1) ( Sport) \<\<opponent\>\> sacarle* una vuelta de ventaja a2) \<\<water/milk\>\> beber a lengüetazos3) ( splash against) \<\<shore/bank\>\> lamer (liter), besar (liter)
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vi chapalearto lap AGAINST something — lamer or besar algo (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- lap up
I [læp]1.N regazo mto sit on sb's lap — sentarse en el regazo or las rodillas de algn
they dump everything in my lap and expect me to deal with it — lo echan todo a mis espaldas y pretenden que me encargue de ello
- live in the lap of luxury2.CPDlap dancer N — bailarina erótica que baila cerca del regazo de los clientes
lap dancing N — baile erótico que se realiza cerca del regazo de los clientes
II [læp]1. N1) (Sport) vuelta flap of honour — (esp Brit) vuelta f de honor
2) (=stage) etapa f, fase fwe're on the last lap now — (fig) ya estamos en la recta final
2.VT3.VI completar or dar una vueltato lap at 190k.p.h. — completar or dar una vuelta a 190km/h
4.CPDlap record N — récord m del circuito
III [læp]1.N (=lick) lengüetada f, lametazo m ; [of waves] chapaleteo m2. VT1) (=drink) [+ water, milk etc] beber a lengüetazos2) (=touch) [waves, water, tide] [+ shore, cliff] lamer, besar3. VI1) [waves, water] chapalearto lap at or against sth — lamer or besar algo
2) [animal]- lap up* * *[læp]
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1) ( of body) rodillas fpl, regazo m (liter)to sit on somebody's lap — sentarse* en las rodillas or (liter) en el regazo de alguien
he dropped the problem in my lap — me pasó el problema, me endilgó el problema (fam)
to be in the lap of the gods: their fate is in the lap of the gods su destino queda librado al azar; to fall o drop into somebody's lap — caerle* como llovido del cielo a alguien
2)a) ( Sport) vuelta fb) ( stage) etapa f
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- pp- transitive verb1) ( Sport) \<\<opponent\>\> sacarle* una vuelta de ventaja a2) \<\<water/milk\>\> beber a lengüetazos3) ( splash against) \<\<shore/bank\>\> lamer (liter), besar (liter)
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vi chapalearto lap AGAINST something — lamer or besar algo (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- lap up
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