lapse

lapse: læps 1. verb
1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) utløpe

2) (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 ut
2. noun
1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) glipp, erindringsfeil

2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) tidsrom

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subst. \/læps\/

1) lapsus, feil, forsømmelse, feiltrinn

2) opphør, stopp

3) villfarelse, frafall, avvik

• lapse from true belief

frafall fra den sanne tro

4) nedgang, fall, tilbakefall, gradvis opphør

5) (jus, ved forsømmelse e.l.) opphør av rettighet, bortfall av rettighet

6) (jus) utløp, forfall

7) (om tid) forløp, tidsforløp, intervall

• a lapse of a hundred years

en periode på hundre år

8) (meteorologi) fall i temperatur

9) (gammeldags, om vann) langsom flyt, sig

barred by lapse of time (jus) foreldet

lapse of memory hukommelsessvikt

lapse of the pen skrivefeil

lapse of the tongue forsnakkelse

the lapse of time tidens gang
II
verb \/læps\/

1) forse seg, komme på avveier, feile, synde, henfalle til

2) opphøre, gå ut av bruk

• the custom has lapsed

skikken har gått ut av bruk

3) gli bort, renne vekk

4) (om tid) flyte av sted, renne bort

5) (jus) forfalle, utløpe, bli ugyldig, bortfalle

• his work permit lapsed and he had to leave the country

arbeidstillatelsen hans utløp, og han måtte forlate landet

6) (jus) falle tilbake til, henfalle, tilfalle

lapse back into falle tilbake til

lapse from avvike fra, falle fra

lapse into gli over i

• he lapsed into silence

• lapse into one's mother tongue

slå over i morsmålet

lapse to (jus, ved arv e.l.) gå tilbake til

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lapse — 1 / laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti lapse statute b: the termination of an insurance policy because of… … Law dictionary
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 — (l[a^]ps), n. [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See {Sleep}.] 1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; restricted usually to immaterial things, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lapse — Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapsing}.] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] A tendency to lapse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapse — [n1] mistake blunder, breach, bungle, crime, error, failing, failure, fault, flub, foible, frailty, gaff, goof, goof up*, indiscretion, miscue, negligence, offense, omission, oversight, screw up*, sin, slip, slip up, transgression, trespass,… … New thesaurus
Lapse — Lapse, v. t. 1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. [1913 Webster] An appeal may be deserted by the appellant s lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — relapse … Dictionnaire des rimes
lapse — ▪ I. lapse lapse 1 [læps] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed: • The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse. • There are… … Financial and business terms
lapse — lapse1 [læps] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: lapsus, from labi to slip ] 1.) a short period of time during which you fail to do something well or properly, often caused by not being careful momentary/temporary/occasional etc lapse ▪ Despite … Dictionary of contemporary English

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