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1 helplessness
helplessness ['helplɪsnɪs](a) (defencelessness) incapacité f de se défendre, vulnérabilité f(c) (powerlessness → of person) impuissance f, manque m de moyens; (→ of anger, feeling) impuissance f;∎ a feeling of helplessness un sentiment d'impuissanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > helplessness
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Soc. allocation de dépendanceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > helplessness allowance
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6 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) aider2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) aider3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) soulager4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aider5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) pouvoir, ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aide2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) secours3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) domestique, employé/-ée4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) on n'y peut rien•- helper- helpful - helpfully - helpfulness - helping - helpless - helplessly - helplessness - help oneself - help out
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