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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 -
2 lapse
A n1 ( slip) défaillance f ; a lapse of memory un trou de mémoire ; a lapse in concentration un relâchement de l'attention ;5 ( departure) his lapses into jargon son passage involontaire au jargon.B vi1 ( drift) to lapse into tomber dans [jargon, slang, coma] ; to lapse into silence se taire ; to lapse into unconsciousness perdre connaissance ; to lapse into bad habits prendre de mauvaises habitudes ; to lapse into German/dialect passer à l'allemand/au dialecte ;2 ( expire) [right, patent, act, law] tomber en désuétude ; [contract, policy, membership] expirer ; [subscription, insurance, cover] prendre fin ;2 Relig [Catholic] qui n'est plus pratiquant. -
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lapse [læps]1. nounb. ( = passage of time) intervalle ma. ( = err) faire un écart de conduiteb. ( = stop practising religion) cesser de pratiquerd. [act, law] devenir caduc ; [contract, ticket, passport] expirer ; [membership, subscription] venir à expiration* * *[læps] 1.1) ( slip) défaillance f2) ( moral error) écart m de conduite3) ( interval) intervalle m, laps m de temps2.1) ( drift)to lapse into — se mettre à parler [slang, jargon, German]; tomber dans [coma]
2) ( expire) [right, patent, law] tomber en désuétude; [contract, policy, membership] expirer3) (slip, slide) [standard] baisser3.to lapse from — manquer à [virtue, principle]
lapsed past participle adjective [patent, policy] caduc/caduque; [contract] périmé; [Catholic] qui n'est plus pratiquant
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