relapse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈriːlæps/, verb: /rɪˈlæps/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. rɪˈlæps; n. also ˈrilæps/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ri laps′; n. ri laps′, rē′laps)


Inflections of 'relapse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
relapses
v 3rd person singular
relapsing
v pres p
relapsed
v past
relapsed
v past p
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relapse n (return of an illness) (enfermedad)recaída nf
  recidiva nf
 Mark seemed to be getting over his flu, but then he suffered a relapse.
 Parecía que Mark se estaba recuperando de su gripe, pero después tuvo una recaída.
relapse n (return to bad habits)recaída nf
 Everyone thought Rachel had stopped shoplifting for good, but then she had a relapse.
 Todos creían que Rachel había dejado de robar para siempre, pero tuvo un recaída.
relapse⇒ vi (fall ill again) (enfermedad)recaer⇒ vi
 Mark seemed to be recovering well, but then he relapsed.
 Parecía que Mark se estaba recuperando bien, pero después recayó.
relapse into [sth] vi + prep (return to bad habits)recaer en vi + prep
 After staying out of trouble for two years, Nick relapsed into crime.
 Después de mantenerse lejos de los problemas por dos años, Nick recayó en el crimen.
relapse into [sth] vi + prep (return to previous state)volver a vi + prep
 Amber spoke briefly, then relapsed into silence.
 Amber habló brevemente y después volvió al silencio.
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'relapse' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
recaer - recaída - reincidencia - recidiva - retroceso - recidivar - sospecha clínica de recidiva

In Lists: Cancer, more...
Collocations: the relapse [rate, time, period], relapse prevention [treatment, therapy, methods], a relapse of the [cancer, disease, illness, symptoms], more...

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