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lapse

Main Entry: ¹lapse

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): lapsed, lapsing

Language: English

1 fall, slip : caer <to lapse into bad habits : caer en malos hábitos> <to lapse into unconsciousness : perder el conocimiento> <to lapse into silence : quedarse callado>
2 fade : decaer, desvanecerse <her dedication lapsed : su dedicación se desvaneció>
3 cease : cancelarse, perderse
4 elapse : transcurrir, pasar
5 expire : caducar

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