lap

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lappedlapping
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Translation of lap into German,

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Noun

1.

body

upper legs of a seated person
  • The cat slept on her lap.Die Katze schlief auf ihrem Schoß.
2.

sports

one circuit around a race track
  • He completed the final lap in record time.Er absolvierte die letzte Runde in Rekordzeit.
3.

travel

stage or part of journey
  • The first lap of the trip was exhausting.Die erste Etappe der Reise war anstrengend.

Verb

1.

lick

tr./intr.
take liquid into the mouth with the tongue
tr./intr.
schlabbern schlecken
  • The dog lapped the water eagerly.Der Hund schlabberte begierig das Wasser.
2.

splash

intr.
wash against a surface with a splashing sound
intr.
  • The waves lapped against the boat.Die Wellen plätscherten gegen das Boot.
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Expressions with lap: examples in English and translations in German

aufschlecken
mit der Zunge trinken
The cat lapped up the milk from the bowl..
Ehrenrunde
Siegesrunde
She did a victory lap after finishing her project.
Überblendung
The director used a lap dissolve to transition between scenes..
auf dem Schoß
im Schoß
The cat jumped in her lap.
Ehrenrunde
The athlete took a lap of honor after winning.
mit offenem Mund dastehen
She stood with her jaw in her lap after hearing the news!

Images of lap

  • lap: overlapping part or projection
    (technology) Überlappung

Synonyms and analogies of lap in English

Examples of lap in a sentence

  • She balanced the book on her lap while reading.
  • She led the race from the first lap.
  • The driver spun out on the third lap.
  • We completed the final lap before sunset.
  • Each lap of the race brought new challenges.
  • He completed twenty laps in the pool for his workout.

Translations of "lap" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieRundenf.

The race car will circle the track for a thrilling lap.

Das Rennauto wird für eine spannende Runde die Strecke umrunden.

derSchoßnm.

The winning lottery ticket basically dropped into his lap at the store.

Das gewinnende Lottolos fiel ihm praktisch im Laden in den Schoß.

Rundenzeitn.

My best lap wasn't at all bad.

Meine beste Rundenzeit war nicht schlecht.

Schossn.

The winning lottery ticket basically dropped into his lap at the store.

Das gewinnende Lottolos fiel ihm praktisch im Laden in den Schoß.

derUmlaufnm.

With his second lap he jumped to the top of the field.

Mit seinem zweiten Umlauf setzte er sich an die Spitze des Feldes.

Verb
überrundenv.

In the race, it was thrilling to lap the defending champion.

Im Rennen war es aufregend, den amtierenden Champion zu überrunden.

überlappenv.

The two fabrics lap for a seamless fit when sewing my new dress.

Die beiden Stoffe überlappen sich für eine nahtlose Passform beim Nähen meines neuen Kleides.

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lap: Examples and translations in context

She gunned it on the last lap, overtaking everyone in front.

In der letzten Runde gab sie Gas und überholte alle vor ihr.

He caught a second wind during the last lap and overtook three runners.

In der letzten Runde kam er wieder zu Kräften und überholte drei Läufer.

In the first lap, our captain will make the running for everyone.

In der ersten Runde wird unser Kapitän für alle das Tempo machen.

By the last lap, I was worked out and could hardly breathe.

In der letzten Runde war ich fix und fertig und konnte kaum atmen.

In the final lap, he started to trail his opponents significantly.

In der letzten Runde begann er, deutlich hinter seinen Gegnern herzuhinken.

During the final lap, she ran like a man possessed, overtaking everyone.

In der letzten Runde rannte sie wie ein Besessener und überholte alle.

After the final lap, she walked slowly to catch her breath again.

Nach der letzten Runde ging sie langsam, um wieder zu Atem zu kommen.

He used a stopwatch to time each lap in the pool.

Er benutzte eine Stoppuhr, um jede Runde im Pool zu messen.

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