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

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

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lest [lɛst] conj → damit ... nicht

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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 dat لِئلا، خِشْيَةَ أن да не би да že by snad i tilfælde af daß σε περίπτωση που, μήπως (και) a que por miedo et ei مبادا että de peur de/que פֶּן कहीं u slučaju da nehogy jangan-jangan ef; að che ～しないかと ...하지나 않을까 kad ne lai ne; ka ne kalau-kalau voor het geval dat for at (ikke) żeby nie caso (ca) să nu чтобы... не;как бы... не že by snáď da ne bi iz straha i fall, för att ด้วยกลัวว่า ...-masın diye, ...-ecek diye 唯恐 щоб не, як би не کہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہ trong trường hợp 唯恐