"lest" meaning in Anglais

See lest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Audio: En-us-lest.ogg
  1. De peur que, sans quoi.
    Sense id: fr-lest-en-conj-TKKzGaUV Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Conjonctions en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
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    }
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1200) Composé lexical unifié et apocopé du moyen anglais les te (\"less that\")."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Conjonction",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Judge not lest ye be judged."
        },
        {
          "text": "I shall make a stop and post what I have now, lest I become unapproachable."
        },
        {
          "ref": "KenM. Penner, What language did Paul speak in Acts 21–22? Ancient names for Hebrew and Aramaic., Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada, mai 2002.",
          "text": "But lest I be misunderstood, let me clarify what I am not arguing.",
          "translation": "De peur d’être mal compris, je vais développer ce que je n’argue pas."
        }
      ],
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        "De peur que, sans quoi."
      ],
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    "(1200) Composé lexical unifié et apocopé du moyen anglais les te (\"less that\")."
  ],
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        {
          "text": "Judge not lest ye be judged."
        },
        {
          "text": "I shall make a stop and post what I have now, lest I become unapproachable."
        },
        {
          "ref": "KenM. Penner, What language did Paul speak in Acts 21–22? Ancient names for Hebrew and Aramaic., Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada, mai 2002.",
          "text": "But lest I be misunderstood, let me clarify what I am not arguing.",
          "translation": "De peur d’être mal compris, je vais développer ce que je n’argue pas."
        }
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        "De peur que, sans quoi."
      ]
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