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1 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. -
2 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 -
3 lest
[lɛst]Nom masculin lastro masculinolâcher du lest largar lastro( figuré) fazer concessões* * *lest lɛst]nome masculinoNÁUTICA lastrofazer concessões -
4 lest
[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) caso -
5 molest
[mə'lest](to annoy or interfere with: The children kept molesting her.) importunar- molester* * *mo.lest[moul'est] vt 1 abusar sexualmente. 2 molestar, perturbar, incomodar. -
6 arbalest
ar.ba.lest['a:bəlist] n besta, balista. -
7 arbalester
ar.ba.lest.er['a:bəlistə] n besteiro: soldado armado de besta. -
8 beware
[bi'weə]1) ((usually with of) to be careful (of): Beware of the dog.) ter cuidado2) (to be careful: He told them to beware.) acautelar-se* * *be.ware[biw'ɛə] vt+vi tomar cuidado, guardar-se. let him beware! / que tome cuidado! beware lest you lose it / cuidado para não perdê-lo. beware of pick-pockets, of imitations / cuidado com os batedores de carteira, com as imitações. -
9 molester
noun (a person who abuses someone sexually: The child molester was found guilty.)* * *mo.lest.er[moul'estə] n molestador, importuno. -
10 shudder
1. verb(to tremble from fear, disgust, cold etc.) estremecer2. noun(an act of trembling in this way: a shudder of horror.) arrepio* * *shud.der[ʃ'∧də] n tremor, estremecimento, arrepio. • vi tremer, estremecer. he shuddered at the thought / ele tremeu com a idéia. I shudder lest he might hear of this / dá-me arrepios pensar que ele poderia vir a saber disto. it gives me the shudders / atemoriza-me, dá-me muito medo. -
11 molest
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
