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lapse

UK
/læps/
US
/læps/

Translations

lapsenoun
lapses
pl
UK
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US
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A minor lapse in the report was quickly corrected.
Незначительная ошибка в отчете была быстро исправлена.
His lapse in judgment cost the company a lot of money.
Его упущение в суждении стоило компании много денег.
There was a lapse of several years between the two events.
Между двумя событиями был промежуток в несколько лет.
Additional translations
пробел
провал
Synonyms
gap
intermission
interlude
interval
break
pause
hiatus
lapseverb
lapsed
Past Simple
lapsed
Past Participle
lapsing
Gerund
UK
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US
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The rights will lapse to the state if not claimed.
Права перейдут государству, если их не заявят.
The contract will lapse at the end of the month.
Контракт истечет в конце месяца.
His membership will lapse if he doesn't renew it soon.
Его членство прекратится, если он не продлит его в ближайшее время.
Additional translations
устаревать
Synonyms
elapse
pass
slip
fall
drop
expire
lapseadjective
UK
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US
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Used attributively before another noun, chiefly in compound expressions such as "lapse rate" or "lapse clause".

Definitions

lapsenoun
A temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.
The lapse in his memory caused him to forget the meeting.
An interval or passage of time.
There was a lapse of several years between the two events.
A decline or fall from a previous standard or state.
The lapse in quality was noticeable in the latest product release.
The termination or expiration of a right, privilege, or policy through neglect or the passage of time.
The lapse of the patent left the invention in the public domain.
lapseverb
To fall or slip into a worse or lower condition.
After months of hard work, he lapsed into his old habits.
To become invalid or void due to the passage of time or inaction.
The insurance policy will lapse if you don't pay the premium by the due date.
To pass gradually or smoothly into a different state or condition.
The conversation lapsed into silence as the evening wore on.
lapseadjective
Attributive. Relating to or involving a lapse, especially one of time or validity.
The contract contains a lapse provision that voids it after a year of inactivity.
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