Lapses - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Relapse into bad ways or error.

Примеры использования:

There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Примеры использования:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Примеры использования:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Примеры использования:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Примеры использования:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Примеры использования:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

noun

The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.

Примеры использования:

The road adopts a tortuous course along the coast

verb

(of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.

Примеры использования:

Tears were coursing down her cheeks

noun

The particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows

Примеры использования:

A southern course will take our flight over texas., the ship was blown off course (= away from its …

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Примеры использования:

The body had begun to decay

noun

The state or process of rotting or decomposition.

Примеры использования:

Hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

noun

Damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse

Примеры использования:

The dentist says i have a lot of tooth decay., there’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in …

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Примеры использования:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

Примеры использования:

A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Примеры использования:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Примеры использования:

A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

Примеры использования:

Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Примеры использования:

The quality of life had degenerated

noun

The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.

Примеры использования:

A 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction

noun

(a) failure to do what you should do

Примеры использования:

What you did was a grave dereliction of duty., the old railway station was in a state of dereliction.

verb

Become progressively worse.

Примеры использования:

Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb

To become worse

Примеры использования:

She went into the hospital when her condition began to deteriorate., a deterioration in relations b…

verb

To become worse

Примеры использования:

If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will affect the firm's future performance., sales will …

adjective

(of a product) no longer available or produced.

Примеры использования:

Discontinued fabrics

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Примеры использования:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

adjective

A product or service that is discontinued is no longer being produced or offered

Примеры использования:

A discontinued line

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Примеры использования:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Примеры использования:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A mistake.

Примеры использования:

Spelling errors

noun

A mistake, esp. in a way that can be discovered as wrong, or the making of such mistakes

Примеры использования:

[ c ] a spelling/mathematical error, [ u ] investigators said the train crash was caused by human e…

noun

Something done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result

Примеры использования:

Make/introduce an error can i amend my vat return online if i've made an error?, correct/find an er…

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Примеры использования:

His driving licence expired

verb

(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use

Примеры использования:

My passport will expire next year.

verb

To come to an end after a fixed length of time

Примеры использования:

A contract/lease/licence expires, this offer expires on 31 march 2012., set/scheduled/due to expire…

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Примеры использования:

His driving licence expired

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Примеры использования:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Примеры использования:

A fail grade

noun

A weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming.

Примеры использования:

Pride is a terrible failing

preposition

In the absence of; if not.

Примеры использования:

She longed to be with him and, failing that, to be alone

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Примеры использования:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

Lack of success.

Примеры использования:

An economic policy that is doomed to failure

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Примеры использования:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Примеры использования:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

phrasal verb

Come off

phrasal verb

To become less in number, amount, or quality

Примеры использования:

Production fell off last month.

phrasal verb

To get lower in amount or level

Примеры использования:

Orders have definitely fallen off in the past quarter., a fall-off in sth the company blamed the fa…

noun

An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.

Примеры использования:

My worst fault is impatience

verb

Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.

Примеры использования:

Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun

A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly

Примеры использования:

He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Примеры использования:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Примеры использования:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Примеры использования:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

idiom

Infml to become worse or be spoiled because of lack of care or effort

Примеры использования:

Our old neighborhood has gone to pot.

idiom

Become ruined

To become much worse in quality or character

Примеры использования:

After joe retired, the business went to the dogs.

phrase

Deteriorate shockingly.

Примеры использования:

The country is going to the dogs

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Примеры использования:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens, or a space where something no longer is

Примеры использования:

Peace talks resumed this week after a five-month hiatus.

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Примеры использования:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Примеры использования:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

A pause or break.

Примеры использования:

He was granted an intermission in his studies

noun

A brief period between the parts of a performance

noun

An intervening time.

Примеры использования:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Примеры использования:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

noun

A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

Примеры использования:

She spent the rest of her life as an invalid

verb

Remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.

Примеры использования:

He was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry

adjective

(of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized because it contravenes a regulation or law.

Примеры использования:

The will was declared invalid and the children were entitled to the estate

verb

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Примеры использования:

The rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep

noun

A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Примеры использования:

For two days there had been a lull in the fighting

verb

To cause someone to feel calm, sleepy, or safe

Примеры использования:

The music lulled the infant to sleep., we were all lulled into thinking they wouldn't do anything.,…

noun

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

Примеры использования:

Coming here was a mistake

verb

Be wrong about.

Примеры использования:

Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun

An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended

Примеры использования:

We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

noun

Failure to take proper care over something.

Примеры использования:

His injury was due to the negligence of his employers

noun

Failure to give enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for

Примеры использования:

Alleged/criminal/professional negligence she is claiming damages for alleged negligence in the hand…

noun

The fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

Примеры использования:

Medical negligence

noun

A person or thing that has been left out or excluded.

Примеры использования:

There are glaring omissions in the report

noun

The fact of not including something that should have been included, or the thing that is not included

Примеры использования:

We are not responsible for the omission of information from this website., the document contained a…

adjective

Outdated

Примеры использования:

The information in the book is out of date., out-of-date fashions

adjective

Laws, systems, processes, etc. that are out of date are no longer useful or correct because they are not based on recent changes or developments

Примеры использования:

Current regulations are out of date., 5/20/50, etc. years out of date in some cases, information pr…

noun

An unintentional failure to notice or do something.

Примеры использования:

He had simply missed parsons out by an oversight

noun

A mistake caused by a failure to notice or do something

Примеры использования:

Because of a bank oversight, the money had not been credited to my account., the fbi provided techn…

noun

Systems or actions to control an activity and make sure that it is done correctly and legally

Примеры использования:

In commodity trading, key goods such as oil or uranium are traded with almost no oversight., govern…

noun

The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.

Примеры использования:

There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb

Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.

Примеры использования:

Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun

A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

adjective

Going past.

Примеры использования:

Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

Примеры использования:

With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Примеры использования:

He passed through towns and villages

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Примеры использования:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Примеры использования:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Cease an action temporarily

noun

A length or portion of time.

Примеры использования:

He had long periods of depression

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of a past historical time, especially in style or design.

Примеры использования:

An attractive and beautifully modernized period house

verb

Return to a former or less developed state.

Примеры использования:

They would not regress to pre-technological tribalism

noun

The action of returning to a former or less developed state.

Примеры использования:

The regress is a return to puritan values

verb

To return to a previous and less advanced or worse state

Примеры использования:

Our team improved in the second half, while our opponents regressed., learning a language requires …

verb

Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one.

Примеры использования:

She retrogressed to the starting point of her rehabilitation

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Примеры использования:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Примеры использования:

The leaves were turning black with rot

verb

To decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the fallen apples rotted on the ground., [ t ] dampness rotted the old wood., rot weakened th…

collocation

Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

phrasal verb

(of a supply of something) be used up.

Примеры использования:

Our food is about to run out

phrasal verb

(of rope) be paid out.

Примеры использования:

Slowly, he let the cables run out

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Примеры использования:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Примеры использования:

I stood at the kitchen sink

noun

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Примеры использования:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Примеры использования:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Примеры использования:

His monthly salary slip

phrasal verb

Make a careless error.

Примеры использования:

They often slipped up when it came to spelling

phrasal verb

To make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully

Примеры использования:

It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her., t…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake

Примеры использования:

We can't afford to slip up when we're risking so much money., there is a solution for taxpayers who…

verb

Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.

Примеры использования:

She slumped against the cushions

noun

A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.

Примеры использования:

A slump in profits

verb

To fall heavily and suddenly

Примеры использования:

She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…

noun

The full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.

Примеры использования:

A warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet

verb

(of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of.

Примеры использования:

The stream was spanned by a narrow bridge

verb

Yoke (an animal).

Примеры использования:

He spanned his donkeys to the cart

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Примеры использования:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Примеры использования:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Примеры использования:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

noun

A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

Примеры использования:

The musical term ‘leitmotiv’

verb

Another term for terminus.

noun

A period of time during which something lasts

Примеры использования:

Watson’s term as chairman expired last month., he served a prison term for robbery., this budget pl…

verb

Bring to an end.

Примеры использования:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Примеры использования:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Примеры использования:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

verb

Bring to an end.

Примеры использования:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

Past simple and past participle of terminate

Примеры использования:

They terminated my contract in october., this train will terminate at the next stop - passengers wh…

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Примеры использования:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The supreme court voided the statute

verb

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

Примеры использования:

Tory tried to see her reflection, but the moon was waning, the stars obscured by clouds.

noun

The amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape.

Примеры использования:

I cut the log into slabs without removing the outside wane

verb

Make or become worse.

Примеры использования:

Her condition worsened on the flight

verb

To become worse or to make something become worse

Примеры использования:

As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned., the continued supply of …