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lest [lεst]masculine noun* * *lɛstnom masculin1) Nautisme, Aviation ballastlâcher du lest — fig to make concessions
2) ( sur un filet) weight* * *lɛst nmNAVIGATION, AVIATION ballastjeter du lest; lâcher du lest fig — to make concessions
* * *lest nm1 Naut, Aviat ballast; jeter or lâcher du lest lit to jettison ballast; lâcher du lest fig to make concessions;2 Pêche ( sur un filet) weight.[lɛst] nom masculinb. (figuré) to make concessions, to yield some ground -
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حَتَّى لا \ lest: (old use) for fear that: He ran away lest you should punish him. \ لِئَلاّ \ lest: old use for fear that; (after a verb of fear) that: He ran away lest you should punish him. He was afraid lest you were angry. \ لِكَيْلا \ lest: old use for fear that; (after a verb of fear) that: He ran away lest you should punish him. He was afraid lest you were angry. -
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* * *f.1) burden, cargo;* * *1.f. [cp. Engl. last, as in Orkneys and East Angl. ‘a last of herrings,’ and Old Engl. lastage = freight; Germ. last; Dan. læst], a last, burden, a measure of ship’s burden, reckoned at twelve ‘skippund,’ D. N. iv. 651, Bs. i. 545, Gþl. 371, B, K. 20, 89, MS. 732. 16 (where wrongly ten for twelve); lest gulls, Fms. xi. 351, where = talentum (?); lest járns, harðsteins, D. N.; lest síldar, N. G. L. passim: a cargo, Jb. 386. In mod. usage the tonnage of Dan. and Norse ships is counted by læster.II. in Icel. sense, a caravan of loaded pack-horses, Grett. 119: plur. lestir, the market season in June and July.COMPDS: lestamaðr, lestatal.2.f. reading, a lesson; meðan lestin verðr lesin, Stat. 299, N. G. L. i. 390. -
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[lest] conjunctionin case:لِئلا، خِشْيَةَ أنHe was scared lest he should fail his exam.
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m(grue) kentledgeDictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > lest
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a, m. a ‘caravan-driver,’ a steward, Sturl. i. 74; sendimaðr eða lestreki, iii. 128, Bs. i. 848, 872. -
16 weapon system program guide lest
Military: WSPGLУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > weapon system program guide lest
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19 meî lest
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20 röî, (bíla)lest
См. также в других словарях:
lest — lest … Dictionnaire des rimes
lest — [ lɛst ] n. m. • 1208; néerl. last, frison lest 1 ♦ Poids dont on charge un navire pour en abaisser le centre de gravité et en assurer ainsi la stabilité (⇒ charge, 1. estive). Sacs de sable, cailloux, pierres, gueuses de métal, eau des ballasts … Encyclopédie Universelle
lest — (lèst ) s. m. 1° Terme de marine. Assemblage de morceaux de fer ou de petits cailloux, ou de matières lourdes, qu on entasse avec ordre jusqu à une certaine hauteur dans le fond d un navire, pour abaisser par leur pesanteur spécifique le lieu… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Lešť — Wappen Karte … Deutsch Wikipedia
lest — LEST, lesturi, s.n. Încărcătură formată din nisip, pietriş, plumb etc. care asigură stabilitatea navelor de apă sau aeriene; balast, savură. – Din fr. lest. Trimis de RACAI, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 LEST s. (mar.) balast, savură. (lestul unei… … Dicționar Român
Lešť — (zone militaire) (Village) Administration Pays Slovaquie … Wikipédia en Français
lest — despite its slightly archaic flavour, lives on in the language and is one of the mainstays of the subjunctive in English: • I shall say nothing about alcohol lest I be pilloried by publicans Julian Critchley, 1987. • The site also contains a… … Modern English usage
lest — [lest] conj literary [: Old English; Origin: thy lAs the by which less that ] 1.) in order to make sure that something will not happen ▪ She turned away from the window lest anyone see them. 2.) used to show that someone is afraid or worried that … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lest — Lest, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. [eth][=y] l[=ae]s [eth][=e] the less that, where [eth][=y] is the instrumental case of the definite article, and [eth][=e] is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See {The}, {Less}, a.] 1. For fear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lest — [ lest ] conjunction FORMAL in case something unpleasant happens: Helen turned the radio down lest she should miss the phone ringing. lest we forget OFTEN HUMOROUS used when reminding people of something very important: He saved a political party … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lest — ► CONJUNCTION formal 1) with the intention of preventing; to avoid the risk of. 2) because of the possibility of. USAGE The word lest takes the subjunctive mood, meaning that the correct construction is she was worrying lest he be attacked (not … … English terms dictionary