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lapsed [læpst] ADJ attr, inv

1. lapsed (no longer involved):

lapsed Catholic
abtrünniger Katholik/abtrünnige Katholikin
lapsed Catholic
vom Glauben abgefallener Katholik/abgefallene Katholikin
a lapsed member
ein ehemaliges Mitglied

2. lapsed (discontinued):

lapsed policy, subscription
abgelaufen

I. lapse [læps] N

1. lapse:

lapse (mistake)
Versehen nt <-s, ->
lapse (mistake)
[kleiner] Fehler m
lapse (mistake)
Lapsus m <-, -> form
lapse (moral)
Ausrutscher m <-s, -> inf
lapse (moral)
Fehltritt m <-(e)s, -e>
lapse of attention/concentration
Aufmerksamkeits-/Konzentrationsmangel m
lapse of judgement
Fehleinschätzung f <-, -en>
lapse of memory
Gedächtnislücke f <-, -n>

2. lapse no pl (of time):

lapse
Zeitspanne f <-, -n>
lapse
Zeitraum m <-(e)s, -räume>
after a lapse of a few days/hours
nach Verstreichen einiger Tage/Stunden

3. lapse LAW:

lapse of a legacy
Hinfälligkeit f <->

II. lapse [læps] VB intr

1. lapse (fail):

lapse attention, concentration
abschweifen
lapse quality, standard
nachlassen <lässt nach, ließ nach, nachgelassen>
lapse quality, standard
sich acc verschlechtern
to lapse into bad habits
schlechte Angewohnheiten annehmen
to lapse into crime
in die Kriminalität abrutschen
to lapse back into old habits
in alte Angewohnheiten zurückverfallen

2. lapse (end):

lapse
ablaufen
lapse contract also
erlöschen <erlischt, erlosch, erloschen>
lapse subscription
auslaufen

3. lapse (pass into):

to lapse into sth
in etw acc verfallen
(revert to) to lapse [back] into sth
in etw acc zurückfallen
to lapse into a coma/unconsciousness
ins Koma/in Ohnmacht fallen
to lapse into one's native dialect
in seinen Dialekt verfallen
to lapse into silence
in Schweigen verfallen
the meeting lapsed into silence
Schweigen senkte sich über die Versammlung

4. lapse (cease membership):

lapse
austreten

ˈtime-lapse ADJ attr, inv

time-lapse film, photography:

time-lapse
Zeitraffer-

time-lapse microscopy N

time-lapse microscopy
Zeitraffer-Mikroskopie

time-lapse photography

time-lapse photography
Zeitrafferaufnahme

time-lapse shot, undercranking [ˌʌndəˈkræŋkɪŋ] N

time-lapse shot
Zeitrafferaufnahme
Present
Ilapse
youlapse
he/she/itlapses
welapse
youlapse
theylapse
Past
Ilapsed
youlapsed
he/she/itlapsed
welapsed
youlapsed
theylapsed
Present Perfect
Ihavelapsed
youhavelapsed
he/she/ithaslapsed
wehavelapsed
youhavelapsed
theyhavelapsed
Past Perfect
Ihadlapsed
youhadlapsed
he/she/ithadlapsed
wehadlapsed
youhadlapsed
theyhadlapsed
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