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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.
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 Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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.
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 Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, 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 - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, 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 - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, 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 Canada
© Supreme Court of Canada
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 - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, 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 - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, 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 forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le 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 forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le 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.
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.
"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, 1953
Washington Square
James, Henri
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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lapsed policy
police tombée en déchéance

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lapse

verb
Basic forms
Pastlapsed
Imperativelapse
Present Participle (Participle I)lapsing
Past Participle (Participle II)lapsed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lapsewe lapse
you lapseyou lapse
he/she/it lapsesthey lapse
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lapsingwe are lapsing
you are lapsingyou are lapsing
he/she/it is lapsingthey are lapsing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lapsedwe have lapsed
you have lapsedyou have lapsed
he/she/it has lapsedthey have lapsed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lapsingwe have been lapsing
you have been lapsingyou have been lapsing
he/she/it has been lapsingthey have been lapsing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lapsedwe lapsed
you lapsedyou lapsed
he/she/it lapsedthey lapsed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lapsingwe were lapsing
you were lapsingyou were lapsing
he/she/it was lapsingthey were lapsing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lapsedwe had lapsed
you had lapsedyou had lapsed
he/she/it had lapsedthey had lapsed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lapsingwe had been lapsing
you had been lapsingyou had been lapsing
he/she/it had been lapsingthey had been lapsing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lapsewe shall/will lapse
you will lapseyou will lapse
he/she/it will lapsethey will lapse
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lapsingwe shall/will be lapsing
you will be lapsingyou will be lapsing
he/she/it will be lapsingthey will be lapsing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lapsedwe shall/will have lapsed
you will have lapsedyou will have lapsed
he/she/it will have lapsedthey will have lapsed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lapsingwe shall/will have been lapsing
you will have been lapsingyou will have been lapsing
he/she/it will have been lapsingthey will have been lapsing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lapsewe should/would lapse
you would lapseyou would lapse
he/she/it would lapsethey would lapse
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lapsingwe should/would be lapsing
you would be lapsingyou would be lapsing
he/she/it would be lapsingthey would be lapsing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lapsedwe should/would have lapsed
you would have lapsedyou would have lapsed
he/she/it would have lapsedthey would have lapsed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lapsingwe should/would have been lapsing
you would have been lapsingyou would have been lapsing
he/she/it would have been lapsingthey would have been lapsing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lapsedwe are lapsed
you are lapsedyou are lapsed
he/she/it is lapsedthey are lapsed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lapsedwe are being lapsed
you are being lapsedyou are being lapsed
he/she/it is being lapsedthey are being lapsed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lapsedwe have been lapsed
you have been lapsedyou have been lapsed
he/she/it has been lapsedthey have been lapsed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lapsedwe were lapsed
you were lapsedyou were lapsed
he/she/it was lapsedthey were lapsed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lapsedwe were being lapsed
you were being lapsedyou were being lapsed
he/she/it was being lapsedthey were being lapsed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lapsedwe had been lapsed
you had been lapsedyou had been lapsed
he/she/it had been lapsedthey had been lapsed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lapsedwe shall/will be lapsed
you will be lapsedyou will be lapsed
he/she/it will be lapsedthey will be lapsed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lapsedwe shall/will have been lapsed
you will have been lapsedyou will have been lapsed
he/she/it will have been lapsedthey will have been lapsed

lapse

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselapselapses
Possessive caselapse'slapses'