B2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lesto
quick, nimble, agile
Looks like
lest
for fear that (conjunction: lest we forget)
⚠️ The trap
'Lesto' = quick, nimble — completely different from the English conjunction 'lest'. 'Lesto di mano' idiomatically means light-fingered (a thief) or quick-handed. No connection to English 'lest' whatsoever.
To say "for fear that (conjunction: lest we forget)" in Italian:
veloce / rapido (for quick/fast)
"lesto" in English means:
quick, nimble, agile
Example
"È lesta di mano."
"She is quick with her hands / light-fingered."
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