lest

lest  (lst)

conj.

For fear that: tiptoed lest the guard should hear her; anxious lest he become ill.

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[Middle English, from Old English (th) ls the, (whereby) less that, so that not : ls, less; see less + the, relative conjunction; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

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lest

conj

1. so as to prevent any possibility that: one grabbed it lest a neighbour got there first

2. for fear that: his anxiety lest anything mar the family event [Old English thȳ lǣs the, literally: whereby less that]

Translations

lest [lɛst] conj lest it happen → para que no pase

lest [lɛst] conj → de peur de + infinitive, de peur que + sub

lest [lɛst] conj → damit ... nicht

lest [lɛst] conj → per paura di + infinitive; per paura che + sub

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lest

conj lest [lest]

in case He was scared lest he should fail his exam.bang wees datلِئلا، خِشْيَةَ أنда не би даže by snadi tilfælde afdaßσε περίπτωση που, μήπως (και)a que por miedoet eiمباداettäde peur de/queפֶּןकहींu slučaju danehogyjangan-janganef; aðche～しないかと...하지나 않을까kad nelai ne; ka nekalau-kalauvoor het geval datfor at (ikke)żeby niecaso(ca) să nuчтобы... не;как бы... неže by snáďda ne biiz strahai fall, för attด้วยกลัวว่า...-masın diye, ...-ecek diye唯恐щоб не, як би неکہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہtrong trường hợp唯恐