relapse

recaer

Volver a beber, consumir drogas o practicar otra actividad dañina después de haberla dejado.

En inglés sencillo: To start drinking, taking drugs, or doing another harmful activity again after stopping.

• He relapsed and started drinking again.
• She feared relapsing after leaving the treatment centre.
• Support from friends helped him avoid relapsing into drug use.

Cómo se usa: relapse into something (He relapsed into heavy drinking.)

Sinónimos: slip, backslide

Expresiones frecuentes: relapse into drinking, relapse after treatment

recaer, reaparecer

Empeorar de nuevo o reaparecer tras una mejoría, especialmente cuando se habla de una enfermedad.

En inglés sencillo: To become worse or return after a period of improvement, especially when describing an illness.

• The disease relapsed after treatment.
• Her condition improved but then relapsed.
• Patients may relapse even after their symptoms disappear.

Sinónimos: recur, return

Expresiones frecuentes: relapse after treatment, relapse again

recaer, volver

Volver a un estado o comportamiento anterior y peor después de haber mejorado.

En inglés sencillo: To return to a previous, worse state or way of behaving after improving.

• He relapsed into silence.
• After a brief improvement, she relapsed into confusion.
• The group keeps relapsing into its old habits.

Cómo se usa: relapse into something (He relapsed into his old routine.)

Sinónimos: revert, slip back

Expresiones frecuentes: relapse into something, relapse into silence

recaída

Regreso de una enfermedad, un hábito dañino o un estado peor después de un período de mejoría.

En inglés sencillo: A return of an illness, harmful habit, or worse state after a period of improvement.

• She suffered a relapse.
• Regular support meetings helped prevent a relapse into drinking.
• His symptoms returned during the latest relapse.

Cómo se usa: a relapse into something (Stress led to a relapse into old habits.)

Sinónimos: setback, recurrence

Expresiones frecuentes: suffer a relapse, prevent a relapse