Meaning of lapsus | Babel Free
[ˈɫaːp.sʊs]Definitions
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gliding, sliding, slipping, falling declension-4
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angel, heavenly being declension-2, masculine
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fluid motion in a path, circuit, or course declension-4
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of the effects of a fall declension-4, in-plural
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a failing, error, fault declension-4, figuratively
Examples
“At geminī lāpsū dēlūbra ad summa dracōnēs / effugiunt ….”
“But the two serpents escape by gliding [off] to the highest temples [of Troy…].” [An escape “with a smooth motion”; translated above as if it were a participle.]
“[...,] cum mediō volvuntur sīdera lāpsū, / ….”
[…,] when the stars are turning in their midnight course, ….
“77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 22.43”
“c. 203 BCE, Plautus, Cistellaria 2.1.11”
“45 BCE, Cicero, Academica 1.12.45”
“55 BCE, Cicero, De Oratore 2.83.339”
“77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 5.12”
“Lapsi cælo super nos”
Angels above us in the heavens
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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