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Inglés		Español
lest conj	archaic, formal (for fear that)	no sea que loc conj
		por temor de que loc conj
	I said naught lest they see my anger.
	No dije nada, no sea que se dieran cuenta de mi enojo.
	No dije nada por temor a que se dieran cuenta de mi enojo.
lest conj	archaic, formal (in case)	en caso de loc conj
		para que no loc conj
	Lest anyone forget his name, we erect this monument to the late admiral.
	En caso de que alguien se olvide su nombre, hemos erigido este monumento para el difunto almirante.
	Para que no se olvide su nombre, hemos erigido este monumento para el difunto almirante.

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