lap

UK
/læp/
US
/læp/

Übersetzungen

lapsubstantiv
laps
Pl.
UK
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US
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He completed the final lap of the race.
Он завершил последний круг гонки.
The cat jumped onto her lap.
Кошка прыгнула ей на колени.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
круговая дистанция
lapverb
lapped
Präteritum
lapped
Partizip Perfekt
lapping
Gerundium
UK
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US
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The dog began to lap up the water from the bowl.
Собака начала лакать воду из миски.
The waves lap against the shore.
Волны нахлестывают на берег.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
lapadjektiv
UK
/læp/
US
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Attributive use before a noun to denote association with a lap (of the body) or with a single circuit of a course.

Definitionen

lapsubstantiv
The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.
The child sat on her mother's lap during the story time.
A complete circuit around a race track or course.
He completed the final lap of the race in record time.
A section of a journey or trip, especially when it is part of a longer journey.
The first lap of their journey took them through the mountains.
The act of one object overlapping another.
The lap of the shingles ensures that the roof is waterproof.
A gentle splash or sound produced by water or another liquid moving against a surface.
They fell asleep listening to the soft lap of the waves against the pier.
lapverb
to drink a liquid by scooping it up with the tongue.
The cat lapped the milk from the bowl.
to overtake a competitor in a race who is one or more laps behind.
The runner lapped his opponent in the final stretch of the race.
to wash or splash gently against something.
The waves lapped against the side of the boat.
To place or lay one thing partly over another; to overlap.
The carpenter lapped the boards to keep out the rain.
lapadjektiv
Designed for or relating to use on a person's lap.
She bought a lap desk to work comfortably on the sofa.
Relating to a complete circuit of a track or course.
He set a new lap record during qualifying.