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

[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.]

lest [lɛst]
conj (subordinating; takes should or a subjunctive verb)
1. so as to prevent any possibility that he fled the country lest he be captured and imprisoned
2. (after verbs or phrases expressing fear, worry, anxiety, etc.) for fear that; in case he was alarmed lest she should find out
[Old English the lǣste, earlier thȳ lǣs the, literally: whereby less that]
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lest
conjunction in case, in order to avoid, for fear that, in order to prevent I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.
Translations
lest [lest] CONJ (frm or liter)
1. (= in order to prevent) → para que no + subjun
lest we forgetpara que no nos olvidemos, no sea que nos olvidemos
lest he catch me unpreparedpara que no me coja or (LAm) agarre desprevenido
2. (= in case) I feared lest he should falltemía que fuera a caerse
I didn't do it lest somebody should objectno lo hice por miedo a que alguien pusiera peros

lest [ˈlɛst] conjde peur de + infin, de peur que + subj
lest he should follow me → de peur qu'il (ne) me suive

lest
conj (form)
(= for fear that)aus Furcht, dass; (= in order that … not)damit … nicht; (= in case)für den Fall, dass; I didn’t do it lest somebody should objectich habe es aus Furcht, dass jemand dagegen sein könnte, nicht getan; lest we forgetdamit wir nicht vergessen
(after fear, be afraid etc) → dass; I was frightened lest he should fallich hatte Angst, dass er fallen könnte

lest [lɛst] conj (old) (frm) → nel timore che + sub, per paura che + sub
lest we forget → per non dimenticare
lest [lɛst] conj (old) (frm) → nel timore che + sub, per paura che + sub
lest we forget → per non dimenticare

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) por miedo a que et ei مبادا siltä varalta että de peur de/que פֶּן कहीं u slučaju da nehogy jangan-jangan ef; að che ~しないかと …하지 않게 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 惟恐 щоб не, як би не کہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہ trong trường hợp


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