lapse

lapse
lapse [læps]
1. noun
   a. ( = fault) faute f ; (in behaviour) écart m de conduite
• a serious security lapse une grave défaillance du dispositif de sécurité
• lapses of judgement des erreurs fpl de jugement
• memory lapse trou m de mémoire
• a momentary lapse of concentration un moment d'inattention
   b. ( = passage of time) intervalle m
• a time lapse un laps de temps
• after a lapse of ten weeks au bout de dix semaines
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = err) faire un écart de conduite
   b. ( = stop practising religion) cesser de pratiquer
   c. to lapse into bad habits prendre de mauvaises habitudes
• he lapsed into French il s'est remis à parler français
   d. [act, law] devenir caduc ; [contract, ticket, passport] expirer ; [membership, subscription] venir à expiration
• her insurance policy has lapsed sa police d'assurance est périmée
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[læps] 1.
noun
1) (slip) défaillance f

a lapse of memory — un trou de mémoire

a lapse in concentration — un relâchement de l'attention

2) (moral error) écart m de conduite
3) (interval) intervalle m, laps m de temps
2.
intransitive verb
1) (drift)

to lapse into — se mettre à parler [slang, jargon, German]; tomber dans [coma]

to lapse into bad habits — prendre de mauvaises habitudes

2) (expire) [right, patent, law] tomber en désuétude; [contract, policy, membership] expirer
3) (slip, slide) [standard] baisser

to lapse from — manquer à [virtue, principle]

3.
lapsed past participle adjective [patent, policy] caduc/caduque; [contract] périmé; [Catholic] qui n'est plus pratiquant

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