lapsus

lapsys

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Definition of lapsus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

paroleerreur involontaire qui fait dire autre chose que ce qu'on voulait

Il a fait un lapsus en appelant sa femme par le prénom de son ex.
Il a eu un lapsus en révélant le secret.
Son lapsus a trahi sa nervosité.

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Expressions with lapsus

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lapsus linguae

erreur involontaire faite en parlant qui diffère de ce qu'on voulait dire

Son lapsus linguae a révélé ce qu'il pensait vraiment de son patron.

lapsus révélateur

erreur de parole qui révèle la vraie pensée cachée de quelqu'un

Son lapsus révélateur a montré qu'il pensait vraiment à sa ex-copine.

commettre un lapsus

dire involontairement un mot à la place d'un autre

Il a commis un lapsus en appelant sa femme par le nom de son ex.

lapsus freudien

erreur de langage qui révèle des pensées cachées dans l'inconscient

Son lapsus freudien a trahi ses vrais sentiments pour elle.

lapsus calami

erreur involontaire commise en écrivant

Il a fait un lapsus calami en écrivant 'mère' au lieu de 'mer'.

Origin of lapsus

latin, lapsus (glissement)

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avoir la langue qui fourche

lapsus

se tromper involontairement en parlant, dire un mot pour un autre

erreur de langue

lapsus

faute involontaire de parole où on dit un mot différent de celui voulu

la langue lui a fourché

exp.

lapsus

quelqu'un dit par erreur ce qu'il voulait cacher

langue qui fourche

lapsus

erreur involontaire de parole où on dit autre chose que ce qu'on voulait

sa langue a fourché

exp.

lapsus

dire quelque chose par erreur ou sans le vouloir

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English:slip of the tongue, ...
German:Versprecher, ...
Italian:lapsus, ...
Spanish:lapsus, ...
Portuguese:lapsus, ...
Chinese:口误, ...
Japanese:言い間違い, ...
Arabic:زلة لسان, ...
Hebrew:לַפְּסוּס, ...
Russian:оговорка, ...
Ukrainian:обмовка, ...
Catalan:lapsus, ...
Danish:fortalelse, ...
Dutch:lapse, ...
Greek:γλωσσικό ολίσθημα, ...
Hungarian:nyelvbotlás, ...
Khmer:ការនិយាយភ្លាត់, ...
Korean:말실수, ...
Polish:lapsus, ...
Portuguese (BR):lapsus, ...
Romanian:lapsus, ...
Swedish:felsägning, ...
Thai:การพูดผิด, ...
Turkish:dil sürçmesi, ...
Vietnamese:lỡ lời, ...

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Definition of lapsus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of lapsus

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