lap

US /læp/
UK /læp/
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1.

regazo

the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person

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The child sat on her mother's lap.
El niño se sentó en el regazo de su madre.
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She placed the book on her lap.
Ella colocó el libro en su regazo.
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kneesthighs
2.

vuelta

a single circuit of a track or racecourse

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The runner completed the final lap of the race.
El corredor completó la última vuelta de la carrera.
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He was a lap ahead of his closest competitor.
Estaba una vuelta por delante de su competidor más cercano.
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circuitround
1.

lamer, chapalear

to flow over or against something with a gentle splashing sound

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The waves gently lapped against the shore.
Las olas lamían suavemente la orilla.
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The cat lapped up the milk from the bowl.
El gato lamía la leche del cuenco.
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splashwashlick
2.

sacar una vuelta, doblar

to overtake (a competitor in a race) to the extent of gaining a lead of one or more laps

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The lead runner managed to lap the slowest competitor.
El corredor líder logró sacarle una vuelta al competidor más lento.
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He was so fast he could lap most of the other runners.
Era tan rápido que podía sacarle una vuelta a la mayoría de los otros corredores.
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overtakeoutstrip
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lap upin the lap of luxuryin the lap of the gods