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lapse
læps
noun
błąd
Also
przeoczenie(n)upływ(m)
Definition
A temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment; a brief period of time.
Examples
He made a lapse of judgment.
Popełnił błąd w ocenie.
After a lapse of several months, they met again.
Po upływie kilku miesięcy spotkali się ponownie.
Collocations
lapse of judgmentmemory lapsetime lapse
verb
wygasać
Also
upływaćzanikać
Definition
To become invalid or no longer effective; to pass gradually into an inferior state.
Examples
His membership lapsed last month.
Jego członkostwo wygasło w zeszłym miesiącu.
The conversation lapsed into silence.
Rozmowa zanikła w ciszy.
Collocations
membership lapsepolicy lapselapse into silence
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