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Meanings of lapse in English

Portuguese
quebra
Catalan
caiguda
Spanish
caída

A failure to maintain a higher state.

      quebra
      Portuguese
      ir
      Spanish
      seguir
      Catalan
      caure en

      Pass by.

          ir
          Portuguese
          negligência
          Catalan
          lapsus
          Spanish
          olvido

          A mistake resulting from inattention.

                negligência
                Catalan
                recaure

                Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.

                      recaure
                      Synonyms
                      Examples for "backslide"
                      Examples for "backslide"
                      1
                      There will be significant consequences for parties that backslide or simply stand still.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      Corbyn said he was not sure whether it was a backstop or a backslide.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      Unless he is in some way awakened, he will backslide.
                      How to Live a Holy Life
                      4
                      I became another young person to "backslide" and slip through the cracks.
                      Ebony
                      5
                      Will you promise me that you will never backslide again?
                      Jitterbug Perfume
                      Usage of lapse in English
                      1
                      The problem is when the memory lapse results in a serious outcome.
                      Radio NZ
                      2
                      Lockup commitments, typically of three years, begin to lapse later this year.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      However, if your relationship ends, your South African Spousal Permit will lapse.
                      The South African
                      4
                      Domestic violence is not about anger or a temporary lapse of control.
                      Ebony
                      5
                      Why didn't things simply lapse back to the way they'd always been?
                      Prince Lestat
                      6
                      Watch a time lapse film of the new insurance HQ being built.
                      BBC
                      7
                      This time-lapse footage shows the two-month repair effort in just two minutes.
                      BBC
                      8
                      After that its right to return to the panel proceedings would lapse.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      Through lapse of time the few claim the inheritance of the many.
                      Wise or Otherwise
                      10
                      In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad.
                      Religions of Ancient China
                      11
                      It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      Have a look at some of his other time-lapse video work here.
                      The South African
                      13
                      The lapse of ages has not rendered us wiser in this respect.
                      Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
                      14
                      This time-lapse footage shows how engineers managed to get the job done.
                      BBC
                      15
                      A new time-lapse video of SpaceX's Starship was shared Space Padre Isle.
                      The South African
                      16
                      Important football games flashed by like time-lapse summaries of the passing years.
                      The Guardian
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                      Translations for lapse
                      Lapse through the time
                      Lapse across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common