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A debtor may be in default by the terms of the contract itself, when it contains a stipulation that the mere lapse of time for performing it will have that effect.Le débiteur peut être constitué en demeure d'exécuter l'obligation par les termes mêmes du contrat, lorsqu'il y est stipulé que le seul écoulement du temps pour l'exécuter aura cet effet.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
She often seemed to lapse into some ecstatic trance, her hands were shaken by a nervous trembling, and a dry cough occasionally shook her from head to foot without consciousness apparently on her part of how it was rending her.Sa face se noyait d'extase, ses mains se tendaient avec des tremblements nerveux. Une toux sèche parfois la secouait de la tête aux pieds, sans qu'elle parût en sentir le déchirement.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
An eternal, inexorable lapse of moments is ever hurrying the day of the evil to an eternal night, and the night of the just to an eternal day.Les heures, dans leur inexorable fuite, entraînent sans cesse le jour du méchant vers d’éternelles ténèbres, la nuit du juste vers un jour sans limites.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
A cause of action which can be enforced is a very different thing to a cause of action the remedy for which is barred by lapse of time.Le droit d'action qu'on peut exercer diffère fort du droit dont le recours est prescrit parce que tardif.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/30/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/30/2011
And they would chatter and then lapse into silence, overcome with languor, lulled by the warmth of their embrace and the monotonous beating of the shower.Ils bavardaient; puis ils se taisaient, pris d’une langueur, assoupis par la tiédeur de leur embrassement et par le roulement monotone de l’averse.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And this time especially, when at the lapse of those two years Marianne gave birth to a boy, Nicolas, her eleventh child, Mathieu embraced her passionately, triumphing over every sorrow and every pang.Et, cette fois surtout, après ces deux années, lorsque Marianne accoucha d’un garçon, Nicolas, le onzième, Mathieu l’embrassa passionnément, triomphant par-dessus tous les chagrins et toutes les douleurs.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
After the lapse of a few days Guillaume found himself unable to doubt the truth any longer. And his heart bled, he was utterly upset by it.Après quelques jours, Guillaume, bouleversé, le cœur saignant, ne put douter davantage.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
A momentary lapse, without more, is therefore insufficient to establish the offence.Un moment d’inattention ne saurait donc à lui seul établir l’infraction.© Cour suprême du Canadahttp://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 17.11.2010© Supreme Court of Canadahttp://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 17.11.2010
Then they suffer and lapse into moral and physical degradation.Ils souffrent ensuite, ils tombent aux pires déchéances morales et physiques, parce qu’ils n’aiment pas.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
But Mathieu, stupefied at finding her so well informed, and at a loss to understand why she spoke to him of that sorry affair after the lapse of so many years, could only make a gesture by which he betrayed both his surprise and his anxiety.Mais Mathieu, stupéfait de la voir si bien renseignée, ne comprenant pas pourquoi, après tant d’années, elle s’adressait à lui, au sujet de cette histoire fâcheuse, n’eut qu’un geste, où se trahirent sa surprise et son inquiétude.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
If the cylinder was replaced by another of the same substance the discharge recommenced, and then after a certain lapse of time stopped again.Si le cylindre était remplacé par un autre de même substance, la décharge recommençait, puis au bout de quelque temps s'arrêtait encore.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
They act solely by the heat they are able to produce after a certain lapse of time, which is why the interposition of a strip of glass suppresses all such action.Elles agissent seulement par réchauffement qu'elles peuvent à la longue produire et c'est pourquoi l'interposition d'une lame de verre supprime toute action.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
It was concluded in recitals 46 and 47 that there was a likelihood of a return to the dumping in significant quantities of Chinese potassium permanganate onto the Community market were anti-dumping measure allowed to lapse.Il a été conclu, aux considérants 46 et 47, à une probable réapparition d'un dumping portant sur des quantités importantes de permanganate de potassium chinois sur le marché communautaire en cas d'abrogation des mesures.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
A debtor may be in default by the terms of the contract itself when it contains a stipulation that the mere lapse of time for performing it will have that effect.Le débiteur peut être constitué en demeure d'exécuter l'obligation par les termes mêmes du contrat, lorsqu'il y est stipulé que le seul écoulement du temps pour l'exécuter aura cet effet.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
"I am glad I have such a good daughter," said her father, kissing her, after the lapse of several days.Au bout de quelques jours, le docteur dit à Catherine en l'embrassant :Je suis heureux d'avoir une fille si sage.James, Henri / Washington SquareJames, Henri / Washington Square (L'Heritiere)Washington Square (L'Heritiere)James, Henri© Editions Denoël, 1953Washington SquareJames, Henri© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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Word forms
lapse
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lapsed |
Imperative | lapse |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lapsing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lapsed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lapse | we lapse |
you lapse | you lapse |
he/she/it lapses | they lapse |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lapsing | we are lapsing |
you are lapsing | you are lapsing |
he/she/it is lapsing | they are lapsing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lapsed | we have lapsed |
you have lapsed | you have lapsed |
he/she/it has lapsed | they have lapsed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lapsing | we have been lapsing |
you have been lapsing | you have been lapsing |
he/she/it has been lapsing | they have been lapsing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lapsed | we lapsed |
you lapsed | you lapsed |
he/she/it lapsed | they lapsed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lapsing | we were lapsing |
you were lapsing | you were lapsing |
he/she/it was lapsing | they were lapsing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lapsed | we had lapsed |
you had lapsed | you had lapsed |
he/she/it had lapsed | they had lapsed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lapsing | we had been lapsing |
you had been lapsing | you had been lapsing |
he/she/it had been lapsing | they had been lapsing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lapse | we shall/will lapse |
you will lapse | you will lapse |
he/she/it will lapse | they will lapse |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lapsing | we shall/will be lapsing |
you will be lapsing | you will be lapsing |
he/she/it will be lapsing | they will be lapsing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lapsed | we shall/will have lapsed |
you will have lapsed | you will have lapsed |
he/she/it will have lapsed | they will have lapsed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lapsing | we shall/will have been lapsing |
you will have been lapsing | you will have been lapsing |
he/she/it will have been lapsing | they will have been lapsing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lapse | we should/would lapse |
you would lapse | you would lapse |
he/she/it would lapse | they would lapse |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lapsing | we should/would be lapsing |
you would be lapsing | you would be lapsing |
he/she/it would be lapsing | they would be lapsing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lapsed | we should/would have lapsed |
you would have lapsed | you would have lapsed |
he/she/it would have lapsed | they would have lapsed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lapsing | we should/would have been lapsing |
you would have been lapsing | you would have been lapsing |
he/she/it would have been lapsing | they would have been lapsing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lapsed | we are lapsed |
you are lapsed | you are lapsed |
he/she/it is lapsed | they are lapsed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lapsed | we are being lapsed |
you are being lapsed | you are being lapsed |
he/she/it is being lapsed | they are being lapsed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lapsed | we have been lapsed |
you have been lapsed | you have been lapsed |
he/she/it has been lapsed | they have been lapsed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lapsed | we were lapsed |
you were lapsed | you were lapsed |
he/she/it was lapsed | they were lapsed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lapsed | we were being lapsed |
you were being lapsed | you were being lapsed |
he/she/it was being lapsed | they were being lapsed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lapsed | we had been lapsed |
you had been lapsed | you had been lapsed |
he/she/it had been lapsed | they had been lapsed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lapsed | we shall/will be lapsed |
you will be lapsed | you will be lapsed |
he/she/it will be lapsed | they will be lapsed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lapsed | we shall/will have been lapsed |
you will have been lapsed | you will have been lapsed |
he/she/it will have been lapsed | they will have been lapsed |
lapse
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lapse | lapses |
Possessive case | lapse's | lapses' |