lapse

lapse
[læps]
sustantivo
1lapso (m) (of time)
2desliz (m) (in behavior); bajón (m) (in standards)
  • a lapse in concentration -> un momento de distracción
verbo intransitivo
3tener un desliz (err); reincidir (morally)
  • to lapse into silence -> sumirse en el silencio
  • he soon lapsed back into his old ways -> pronto volvió a las andadas
4caducar, vencer (permit, membership)

lapse [læps][laps]
sustantivo
1Caída, la acción de caer; movimiento imperceptible hacia adelante o hacia abajo; de aquí, intervalo de tiempo.
2Desliz, traspié, yerro, falta ligera.
3Prescripción, traslación de derecho o dominio. (Foro; Forense)
  • In the lapse of time -> con el transcurso del tiempo, o andando el tiempo
  • To lapse into one’s old ways -> volver a las andadas
  • To lapse into unconciousness -> perder el conocimiento
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Escurrir, manar o fluir poco a poco. (n)
2Deslizarse, decir o hacer alguna cosa irreflexivamente. (n)
3Caer en algún defecto, desliz o error. (n)
4Prescribir, caducar. (Foro; Forense) (n)
5Dejar caer.
6Acusar; convencer. (Desusado)
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lapse [læps]
noun
1 (error) fallo; (m) lapsus; (m) (lack) falta; (f)
she has the occasional lapse of memory de vez en cuando tiene fallos lapsus de memoria;or it was a lapse of judgement on his part fue un error de cálculo por su parte; the accident was caused by a momentary lapse of in concentrationor el accidente lo provocó un despiste momentáneo; el accidente lo provocó una falta momentánea de concentración
2 [of time] lapso; (m) intervalo; (m) período; (m)
after a lapse of four months después de un lapso intervalo período de cuatro meses;oror al cabo de cuatro meses; there was a momentary lapse in the conversation hubo un breve silencio en medio de la conversación
verb:intransitive
1 (slip)
to lapse into one's old ways volver a las andadas; he lapsed into silence se calló; se quedó callado; he lapsed into unconsciousness perdió el conocimiento; he lapsed into the vernacular recurrió a la lengua vernácula
2 (expire) [+season ticket] caducar; vencer
3 (cease to exist)
our friendship lapsed when she moved to London dejamos de vernos cuando ella se fue a Londres
4 (decline) [+standards] entrar en declive
5 (pass) [+time] pasar; transcurrir

Verb Conjugation for "lapse"

Imperative
  • lapse
  • you lapse
  • he/she lapses
  • we lapse
  • you lapse
  • they lapse
Preterite
  • I lapsed
  • you lapsed
  • he/she lapsed
  • we lapsed
  • you lapsed
  • they lapsed
Present Continuous
  • I am lapsing
  • you are lapsing
  • he/she is lapsing
  • we are lapsing
  • you are lapsing
  • they are lapsing
Present Perfect
  • I have lapsed
  • you have lapsed
  • he/she has lapsed
  • we have lapsed
  • you have lapsed
  • they have lapsed
Past Continuous
  • I was lapsing
  • you were lapsing
  • he/she was lapsing
  • we were lapsing
  • you were lapsing
  • they were lapsing
Past Perfect
  • I had lapsed
  • you had lapsed
  • he/she had lapsed
  • we had lapsed
  • you had lapsed
  • they had lapsed
Future
  • I will lapse
  • you will lapse
  • he/she will lapse
  • we will lapse
  • you will lapse
  • they will lapse
Future Perfect
  • I will have lapsed
  • you will have lapsed
  • he/she will have lapsed
  • we will have lapsed
  • you will have lapsed
  • they will have lapsed
Future Continuous
  • I will be lapsing
  • you will be lapsing
  • he/she will be lapsing
  • we will be lapsing
  • you will be lapsing
  • they will be lapsing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been lapsing
  • you have been lapsing
  • he/she has been lapsing
  • we have been lapsing
  • you have been lapsing
  • they have been lapsing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been lapsing
  • you will have been lapsing
  • he/she will have been lapsing
  • we will have been lapsing
  • you will have been lapsing
  • they will have been lapsing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been lapsing
  • you had been lapsing
  • he/she had been lapsing
  • we had been lapsing
  • you had been lapsing
  • they had been lapsing
Paid English to Spanish translation

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