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I [læps]1) (slip) errore m., sbaglio m.a lapse in concentration — una distrazione, una caduta della concentrazione
2) (moral error) mancanza f.3) (interval) intervallo m., lasso m. (di tempo)4) (expiry) (of right, cover) decadimento m., cessazione f.; (of patent, policy) decadimento m.II [læps]1) (drift)to lapse into — passare a [jargon, slang]; cadere in [ coma]
to lapse into bad habits — cadere in o prendere delle cattive abitudini
2) (expire) [right, patent, law] decadere; [contract, policy] estinguersi, scadere; [subscription, insurance] scadereto lapse from — venire meno a [virtue, principle]
* * *[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) scadere2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) cadere, scivolare2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) vuoto, perdita, dimenticanza2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) intervallo* * *[læps]1. n1) (fault) mancanza, (in behaviour) scorrettezza2) (of time) intervallo2. vi1) (err) sgarrare2)to lapse into bad habits — prendere cattive abitudini3) (law, act) cadere, andare in prescrizione, (membership, passport, ticket) scadere* * *lapse /læps/n.1 errore; sbaglio; vuoto; caduta (fig.); dimenticanza; perdita; errore involontario di penna, di lingua (cfr. ital. «lapsus calami», «lapsus linguae»): a lapse of memory (o a memory lapse), un vuoto di memoria; una dimenticanza; a lapse from dignity, una perdita di dignità2 [u] decadenza; decadimento; abbandono3 il trascorrere; decorso; intervallo; periodo; lasso: a considerable lapse of time, un lungo periodo di tempo4 [u] (leg.) cessazione; estinzione; decadenza; prescrizione: the lapse of a right, la decadenza di un diritto5 [u] (ass.) cessazione di copertura● lapse of duty, inosservanza dei propri doveri □ (leg.) the lapse of an offer, la decadenza di un'offerta □ (meteor.) lapse rate, gradiente termico.(to) lapse /læps/v. i.4 (leg.) decadere; cadere in prescrizione: Privileges and rights may lapse, i privilegi e i diritti possono cadere in prescrizione5 (ass.) scadere; perdere validità6 (relig.) cadere nell'apostasia; ripudiare la propria fede● to lapse back into poverty, ricadere nella povertà □ to lapse into unconsciousness, perdere coscienza; perdere i sensi.* * *I [læps]1) (slip) errore m., sbaglio m.a lapse in concentration — una distrazione, una caduta della concentrazione
2) (moral error) mancanza f.3) (interval) intervallo m., lasso m. (di tempo)4) (expiry) (of right, cover) decadimento m., cessazione f.; (of patent, policy) decadimento m.II [læps]1) (drift)to lapse into — passare a [jargon, slang]; cadere in [ coma]
to lapse into bad habits — cadere in o prendere delle cattive abitudini
2) (expire) [right, patent, law] decadere; [contract, policy] estinguersi, scadere; [subscription, insurance] scadereto lapse from — venire meno a [virtue, principle]
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