elapse

/ɪˈɫæps/ verb B2

to pass or go by

Word Origin Elapse comes from Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi 'to slip away, escape,' from e- 'out' + labi 'to slip, glide.' So time elapses by slipping away. The root labi gives us lapse (a slip), relapse (slip back), collapse (slip together, fall down), and labile (liable to slip). The image is of something sliding past unnoticed.

verb to pass or go by B2

Three hours elapsed before the meeting ended.

(动词) 流逝;过去

会议结束前三个小时过去了。

(verbo) transcurrir; pasar; correr [transcurrir; pasar]

Transcurrieron tres horas antes de que terminara la reunión.

(verbe) s'écouler; passer; se dérouler [s'écouler, passer (en parlant du temps).]

Trois heures ont elapsed avant la fin de la réunion.

(Verb) vergehen; verstreichen [vergehen oder verstreichen (von Zeit)]

Drei Stunden **elapsed**, bevor die Besprechung endete.

(動詞) (時間が)経過する、過ぎ去る

会議が終わるまでに3時間が経過した。

(verbo) passar; transcorrer; decorrer; escoar [passar ou transcorrer]

Três horas se passaram antes que a reunião terminasse.

verb To pass or move by.

Several hours elapsed before they realized what had happened.

(动词) 流逝;过去;消逝

几个小时过去了,他们才意识到发生了什么。

(verbo) transcurrir; pasar [Transcurrir, pasar (el tiempo).]

Transcurrieron varias horas antes de que se dieran cuenta de lo que había pasado.

(verbe) s'écouler; passer; s'enfuir [S'écouler, en parlant du temps qui passe.]

Plusieurs heures s'écoulèrent avant qu'ils ne réalisent ce qui s'était passé.

(Verb) vergehen; verstreichen; verlaufen [vergehen, verstreichen (von Zeit); sich ohne Unterbrechung oder merkliche Veränderung fortsetzen]

Es **elapsed** mehrere Stunden, bevor sie bemerkten, was passiert war.

(動詞) (時間が)過ぎ去る、経過する。

何時間かが経過してから、彼らはようやく何が起こったのか気づいた。

(verbo) transcorrer; decorrer; passar [Passar ou transcorrer.]

Várias horas se passaram antes que percebessem o que havia acontecido.

Word parts: e + lapse

Common collocations

time subst year subst between prep month subst period subst since prep before prep week subst during prep three adj minute subst date subst

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