lest

Example sentences

• "Take heed lest any man take you for fools"!

  "Kuidadu ba atu ema ida la kaer imi hanesan dadur"!

• Do this, lest you die."

  Halo nune'e karik imi sei la mate."

• Lest he become very fierce!'

  Karik nia sei sai hirus tebes!'

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “lest”

• You’d better work, lest the boss suddenly return and find you just hanging around.Di'ak liu servisu! Keta halo be xefe fila derrepente, haree ita halimar hela de'it!