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[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) zapasti2) (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.) pasti2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) spodrsljaj2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) minevanje (časa)* * *I [læps]nounlapsus, spodrsljaj spozaba, pogrešek, pomota; prestopek, oddaljevanje (od česa), spotikljaj; propad, propadanje (moralno); tok, minevanje (časa); juridically zastaranost, zapadlost (dedne pravice); len tok (vode)lapse of the pen — spodrsljaj v pisanju, zapisanII [læps]intransitive verb
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lapse of memory — loss of memory … English contemporary dictionary
lapse — I n. 1) a momentary, temporary lapse (of memory) 2) a linguistic lapse 3) a lapse in (a lapse in judgment) II v. (d; intr.) to lapse into (to lapse into a coma) * * * [læps] temporary lapse (of memory) a linguistic lapse a momentary a lapse in … Combinatory dictionary
memory — n. power of recalling 1) to jog smb. s memory 2) to commit smt. to memory 3) to slip smb. s memory (the date has slipped my memory) 4) to lose one s memory 5) an infallible; photographic; powerful; retentive; short memory 6) (med.) long term;… … Combinatory dictionary
lapse — lapser, n. /laps/, n., v., lapsed, lapsing. n. 1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice. 2. a slip or error,… … Universalium
lapse — [[t]læps[/t]] n. v. lapsed, laps•ing 1) an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state: a lapse of justice[/ex] 2) a slip or error, often of a trivial sort: a lapse of memory[/ex] 3) an interval or … From formal English to slang
lapse — /læps / (say laps) noun 1. a slip or slight error: a lapse of concentration. 2. a failure or miscarriage through some fault, slip, or negligence: a lapse of justice. 3. a gliding or passing away, as of time: *She took that up after a lapse of two …
memory abnormality — Introduction any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember. Disorders of memory must have been known to the ancients and are mentioned in several early medical texts, but it was not until the closing decades of the 19th… … Universalium
lapse — n 1 slip, *error, mistake, blunder, faux pas, bull, howler, boner Analogous words: *offense, sin, vice, crime: *fault, failing, frailty, foible: transgression, *breach, violation, trespass 2 relapse, backsliding (see under LAPSE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lapse — ► NOUN 1) a brief failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. 2) a decline from previously high standards. 3) an interval of time. 4) Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. ►… … English terms dictionary
lapse — [laps] n. [L lapsus, a fall: see LAP1] 1. a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 2. a) a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip b) a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 3 … English World dictionary
lapse — lapse1 [ læps ] noun count 1. ) a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do things in the right way: The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. lapse of: She was angered by her momentary lapse of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
