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1 lapse
læps 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) utløpe2) (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.) henfalle til, gli ut2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) glipp, erindringsfeil2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) tidsromforfalle--------tilbakefallIsubst. \/læps\/1) lapsus, feil, forsømmelse, feiltrinn2) opphør, stopp3) villfarelse, frafall, avvik4) nedgang, fall, tilbakefall, gradvis opphør5) (jus, ved forsømmelse e.l.) opphør av rettighet, bortfall av rettighet6) ( jus) utløp, forfall7) ( om tid) forløp, tidsforløp, intervall8) ( meteorologi) fall i temperatur9) (gammeldags, om vann) langsom flyt, sigbarred by lapse of time ( jus) foreldetlapse of memory hukommelsessviktlapse of the pen skrivefeillapse of the tongue forsnakkelsethe lapse of time tidens gangIIverb \/læps\/1) forse seg, komme på avveier, feile, synde, henfalle til2) opphøre, gå ut av bruk3) gli bort, renne vekk4) ( om tid) flyte av sted, renne bort5) ( jus) forfalle, utløpe, bli ugyldig, bortfallearbeidstillatelsen hans utløp, og han måtte forlate landet6) ( jus) falle tilbake til, henfalle, tilfallelapse back into falle tilbake tillapse from avvike fra, falle fralapse into gli over ilapse to (jus, ved arv e.l.) gå tilbake til -
2 lapse rate
subst. \/ˈlæpsreɪt\/( meteorologi) temperaturlapsus -
3 time-lapse
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4 reverie
'revəri1) (a state of pleasant dreamy thought: He was lost in reverie.) (dag)drøm2) ((usually in plural) a day-dream: pleasant reveries.) drømmerierdagdrømsubst. \/ˈrevərɪ\/1) dagdrøm(mer), drømmerier2) drømmebildebe lost\/sunk in (a) reverie være i sin egen lille drømmeverden, være langt borte, være hensunket i drømmerfall\/lapse\/slip into a reverie drømme seg bort, fortape seg i drømmerindulge in reveries about something drømme\/fantasere om noe
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