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Manquement, écart

A temporary failure; a slip.

Examples :

"The student's concentration had a lapse during the test, causing her to miss a few easy questions. "

La concentration de l'étudiante a eu un manquement pendant le test, ce qui l'a amenée à manquer quelques questions faciles.

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Baisse, déclin

A decline or fall in standards.

Examples :

"The recent lapse in attendance at the weekly family dinners has been concerning. "

La récente baisse de la fréquentation des dîners de famille hebdomadaires est préoccupante.

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Pause, interruption

A pause in continuity.

Examples :

"The lapse in electricity caused a disruption in the evening meeting. "

La pause dans l'électricité a causé une interruption lors de la réunion du soir.

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Intervalle, laps de temps

An interval of time between events.

Examples :

"There was a long lapse between finishing high school and starting college. "

Il y a eu un long laps de temps entre la fin du lycée et le début de l'université.

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Expiration, caducité

A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.

Examples :

"Her membership in the book club lapsed because she stopped attending meetings. "

Son adhésion au club de lecture a expiré parce qu'elle a cessé d'assister aux réunions.

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Baisse de température, gradient thermique

A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.

Examples :

"The hikers experienced a significant lapse in temperature as they climbed the mountain. "

Les randonneurs ont subi une baisse de température importante en gravissant la montagne.

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Caducité

A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.

Examples :

"The will stated a lapse in the inheritance because the beneficiary passed away before the testator. "

Le testament prévoyait une caducité de l'héritage, car le bénéficiaire est décédé avant le testateur.

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Chute, apostasie

A fall or apostasy.

Examples :

"His recent lapse in attendance at school meetings signaled a growing disinterest in the extracurricular activities. "

Ses récentes absences aux réunions scolaires signalaient un désintérêt croissant pour les activités extrascolaires.

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Diminuer, décliner

To fall away gradually; to subside.

Examples :

"The student's attention began to lapse during the long lecture. "

L'attention de l'étudiant a commencé à décliner pendant la longue conférence.

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Tomber dans l'erreur, défaillir

To fall into error or heresy.

Examples :

"After years of strict adherence to the religious doctrine, she began to question its teachings and eventually lapsed into heresy. "

Après des années d'adhésion stricte à la doctrine religieuse, elle a commencé à remettre en question ses enseignements et a finalement sombré dans l'hérésie.

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Retomber dans une mauvaise habitude

To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.

Examples :

"After a week of strict dieting, he lapsed into eating sugary snacks again. "

Après une semaine de régime strict, il a rechuté en mangeant à nouveau des collations sucrées.

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Expirer, devenir nul

To become void.

Examples :

"The library card will lapse if you don't renew it by the end of the month. "

La carte de bibliothèque expirera si vous ne la renouvelez pas à la fin du mois.

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Échoir, passer

To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.

Examples :

"The inheritance of the family farm lapsed to the younger son because the older son failed to meet the required financial conditions. "

L'héritage de la ferme familiale est échu au fils cadet parce que le fils aîné n'a pas rempli les conditions financières requises.

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