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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.) caducar2) (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.) cair2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) lapso2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) intervalo* * *[læps] n 1 lapso, espaço de tempo, intervalo. 2 lapso, descuido, negligência. 3 passo falso, deslize, desvio. 4 declínio, queda. 5 apostasia. 6 prescrição. • vt+vi 1 escoar, decorrer, passar. the days lapsed away / os dias passaram. 2 errar, falhar. 3 decair, diminuir. the boy’s interest lapsed / o interesse do rapaz decaiu. 4 prescrever, caducar, ficar sem efeito. the title lapsed / o título prescreveu.
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