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1 lest
lest(in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) por miedo a quetr[lest]1 architecture (in order not to) a fin de que no■ let me clarify this matter lest there (should) be any misunderstanding permítanme aclarar este asunto a fin de que no haya malentendidos2 (for fear that) por miedo a que■ he tiptoed up the stairs lest he (should) be heard subió las escaleras de puntillas por miedo a que lo oyesenlest ['lɛst] conj: para (que) nolest we forget: para que no olvidemosconj.• a fin de que no conj.• no sea que expr.• para que no conj.• por miedo que conj.lestconjunction (liter)a) ( to prevent) no sea que (+ subj)hide, lest they discover you — escóndete, no sea que or no vaya a ser que te descubran
b) ( in case)[lest]CONJ frm or liter1) (=in order to prevent) para que no + subjunlest we forget — para que no nos olvidemos, no sea que nos olvidemos
lest he catch me unprepared — para que no me coja or (LAm) agarre desprevenido
2) (=in case)* * *[lest]conjunction (liter)a) ( to prevent) no sea que (+ subj)hide, lest they discover you — escóndete, no sea que or no vaya a ser que te descubran
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2 lest
{lest}
cj за да не, да не би да
LEST we forget да не би да забравим
he ran away LEST he should be seen избяга, за да не го видят* * *{lest} cj за да не, да не би да; lest we forget да не би да забрави* * *cj за да не би;lest; cj за да не, да не би да; lest we forget да не би да забравим; he ran away lest he should be* * *1. cj за да не, да не би да 2. he ran away lest he should be seen избяга, за да не го видят 3. lest we forget да не би да забравим* * *lest [lest] cj (с subj) за да не, за да не би да; they kept quiet \lest they should wake him те пазеха тишина, за да не го събудят. -
3 lest
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 -
4 lest
[lest]congiunzione form.1) (for fear that) per tema che, per timore che; (in case that) nel caso* * *[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) che* * *lest /lɛst/cong.1 per tema che (lett.); per paura (o per timore) che; affinché non: He hid in the wood lest we should catch him, si nascose nel bosco per paura che lo prendessimo● lest we forget, non dimentichiamo; per non dimenticare; a perpetua memoria.* * *[lest]congiunzione form.1) (for fear that) per tema che, per timore che; (in case that) nel caso -
5 lest
lest союз чтобы не, как бы не, что put down the address lest you should forget it ≈ запишите адрес, чтобы не забыть I was afraid lest I should forget the address ≈ я боялся как бы не забыть адрес he worried lest she should be late ≈ он волновался, что она опоздает вводит придаточные предложения цели чтобы... не - * we forget чтобы мы не забыли;
вечная память - he ran away * he should be seen он убежал, чтобы его не увидели (книжное) вводит дополнительные придаточные предложения как бы... не, что - we were afraid * he should get here too late мы боялись, что он опоздает /как бы он не опоздал/ - there was danger * the plan become known опасались, что план станет известен - I obeyed her * she should be angry я повиновался, чтобы она не рассердилась I was afraid ~ I should forget the address я боялся как бы не забыть адрес lest cj чтобы не, как бы не;
put down the address lest you should forget it запишите адрес, чтобы не забыть lest cj чтобы не, как бы не;
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6 lest
lest [lest]∎ they whispered lest the children should hear ils parlèrent à voix basse de peur ou de crainte que les enfants ne les entendent;∎ she wrote it down, lest she forget or lest she might forget elle l'a noté, de peur d'oublier;∎ lest we forget (on memorial) in memoriam∎ I feared lest he should fall je craignais qu'il (ne) tombât -
7 lest
[lest] cj1. вводит придаточные предложения цели чтобы... неlest we forget - чтобы мы не забыли; ≅ вечная память
he ran away lest he should be seen - он убежал, чтобы его не увидели
2. книжн. вводит дополнительные придаточные предложения как бы... не, чтоwe were afraid lest he should get here too late - мы боялись, что он опоздает /как бы он не опоздал/
there was danger lest the plan become known - опасались, что план станет известен
I obeyed her lest she should be angry - я повиновался, чтобы не рассердить её
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8 lest
1 ( for fear that) de peur de (+ infinitive), de crainte de (+ infinitive), de crainte que (+ ne + subj) ; ( in case that) au cas où ; he wrote down the address lest he forget it il a noté l'adresse de peur or de crainte de l'oublier ; she burned her letters lest he (should ou might) read them elle a brûlé ses lettres de crainte qu'il ne les lise ; lest anyone should ask you au cas où quelqu'un vous le demanderait ; ‘lest we forget’ ≈ ‘In memoriam’ ;2 ( after expressions of fear) I was afraid lest he might ou should die j'avais peur qu'il ne meure. -
9 lest
[lest]I was afraid lest I should forget the address я боялся как бы не забыть адрес lest cj чтобы не, как бы не; put down the address lest you should forget it запишите адрес, чтобы не забыть lest cj чтобы не, как бы не; put down the address lest you should forget it запишите адрес, чтобы не забыть -
10 lest
lest(in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) for at (ikke)subjunksjon. \/lest\/ ( spesielt litterært)1) for at ikke, for ikke å, av redsel for at, i tilfelle (noe skulle hende)2) for at -
11 lest
[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) caso* * *[lest] conj 1 a fim de que não, para que não. be careful lest you lose your money / tome cuidado para não perder o seu dinheiro. 2 com receio de. 3 que. -
12 lest
lest [lest]〈m.〉1 ballast♦voorbeelden:prendre du lest • ballast innemen〈 scheepvaart〉 sur (son) lest • in, op ballast, zonder lading -
13 lest
[lest] conj( liter)1) ( for fear that) damit... nicht..., aus Furcht, dass...;\lest we forget wir mögen nicht vergessen ( form)2) ( in case) falls, für den Fall, dass...;\lest you think the film is too violent,... wenn du Angst hast, dass in dem Film zu viel Gewalt vorkommt,...she was afraid \lest he should come too late to save her sie hatte Angst, er würde zu ihrer Rettung zu spät kommen -
14 lest
lest [lest] cjчто́бы не, как бы не;put down the address lest you should forget it запиши́те а́дрес, что́бы не забы́ть
;I was afraid lest I should forget the address я боя́лся, как бы не забы́ть а́дрес
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15 lest
[lɛst]Nom masculin lastro masculinolâcher du lest largar lastro( figuré) fazer concessões* * *[lɛst]Nom masculin lastro masculinolâcher du lest largar lastro( figuré) fazer concessões -
16 lest
[lɛst]Nom masculin lastro masculinolâcher du lest largar lastro( figuré) fazer concessões* * *lest lɛst]nome masculinoNÁUTICA lastrofazer concessões -
17 lest
[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) i tilfælde af* * *[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) i tilfælde af -
18 lest
[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) da ne bi* * *[lest]conjunctionda ne bi; (za besedami, ki izražajo strah, nevarnost, bojazen) da bithere is danger lest the plan become known — nevarnost je, da bi se načrt razvedel -
19 lest
lest [lest](literary) de peur or de crainte de + infin* * *[lest]conjunction sout ( for fear that) de peur de (+ infinitive), de crainte de (+ infinitive), de crainte que (+ ne + subj); ( in case that) au cas où‘lest we forget’ — ≈ ‘In memoriam’
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20 lest
[lest]conjщоб не, коли́ б не, як би неput down the address lest you should forget it — запиші́ть адре́су, щоб не забу́ти
I was afraid lest I should forget the adress — я боя́вся, як би не забу́ти адре́су
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