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War Victims Assistance

  • 1 War Victims Assistance

    American: WVA

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > War Victims Assistance

  • 2 WVA

    1) Американизм: War Victims Assistance
    2) Военный термин: Watervliet Arsenal
    3) Религия: World Vaisnava Association
    4) Юридический термин: West Virginia Advocates
    5) Сокращение: World Veterinary Association
    6) Университет: Worldview Academy
    7) Транспорт: Wheeled Vehicle Accident
    8) Фирменный знак: Wisconsin Vision Associates, World Visual Artists
    9) Полимеры: water vapor absorption
    10) Правительство: West Virginia

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > WVA

  • 3 Chronology

      15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.
      400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.
      202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.
      137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.
      410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.
      714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.
      1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.
      1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.
      1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.
      1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.
      1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).
      1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.
      1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.
      1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.
      1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.
      1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.
      1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.
      1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.
      1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.
      1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.
      1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.
      1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.
      1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.
      1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.
      1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.
      1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.
      1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.
      1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).
      1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.
      1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.
      1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.
      1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.
       King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.
       King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.
      1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.
      1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
      1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.
       Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.
       Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.
       Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.
      1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.
      1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.
      1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.
      1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.
      1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.
      1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.
      1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.
      1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.
      1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.
      1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.
      1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.
      1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.
      1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.
      1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.
      1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.
      1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.
      1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.
      1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.
      1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.
      1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.
      1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.
      1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.
      1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.
      1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.
      1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.
       Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.
       King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.
      1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence of
       Brazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.
       Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.
       King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.
      1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.
      1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.
      1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.
      1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.
      1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.
      1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.
       January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.
       Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.
      1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.
      1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.
      1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.
      1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.
      1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.
       May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.
       March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.
       Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.
      1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.
      1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January
      1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.
      1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."
       28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.
       February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.
       April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.
      1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.
      1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."
      1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.
       6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.
       8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.
      1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.
      1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.
      1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
       January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.
      1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.
      1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.
      1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.
       March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.
       March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.
      1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July
      1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.
      1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).
      1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.
      1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.
       January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.
       January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.
       November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.
       October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.
       January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.
       May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.
       October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.
       January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).
       United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.
       January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.
       1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
       May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.
       June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.
       February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.
       January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.
       July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.
      2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Chronology

  • 4 help

    1. transitive verb
    1)

    help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

    help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

    can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

    2) (serve)

    help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

    help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

    3) (avoid)

    if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

    not if I can help it — nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann

    I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

    4) (refrain from)

    I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

    I can't help laughing — ich muss einfach lachen

    2. noun
    Hilfe, die

    be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/34412/help_out">help out
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    [help] 1. verb
    1) (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.) helfen
    2) (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.) beitragen zu
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lindern
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) etwas tun
    5) ((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?) verhindern
    2. noun
    1) (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?) die Hilfe
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) die Hilfe
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) die (Aus-)Hilfe
    4) ((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.) die Abhilfe
    •
    - helper
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
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    [help]
    I. n
    1. no pl (assistance) Hilfe f; (financial) Unterstützung f
    do you need any \help with those boxes? soll ich dir mit diesen Kisten helfen?
    can I be of \help to you? kann ich Ihnen irgendwie helfen?
    the victims were beyond \help den Opfern war nicht mehr zu helfen
    this guy is beyond \help! dem Typ ist nicht mehr zu helfen!
    there's no \help for it, I'll have to call the police ich werde wohl doch die Polizei rufen müssen
    to cry [or go crying] for \help nach Hilfe schreien
    to give [or provide] \help Hilfe leisten
    to give \help to sb jdm helfen
    to run [or go running] for \help Hilfe suchen
    ▪ to be of \help to sth für etw akk hilfreich sein
    ▪ to be of \help to sb für jdn eine Stütze [o Hilfe] sein
    2. no pl (aid)
    ▪ to be a \help helfen
    a great \help you are! ( iron) eine tolle Hilfe bist du! iron
    to be a big \help with sth bei etw dat eine große Hilfe sein
    3. (employee) Aushilfe f, Hilfskraft f
    ▪ the \help + sing/pl vb das Personal
    home \help [Haushalts]hilfe f, Zugehfrau f bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR a. Bedienerin f
    to have [AM hired] \help come in eine Haushaltshilfe haben
    to be short of \help wenig Personal haben
    4. no pl COMPUT Hilfe[-Funktion] f
    II. interj
    ▪ \help! Hilfe!
    III. vi
    1. (assist) helfen ( with bei + dat)
    is there any way that I can \help? kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?
    2. (alleviate) helfen; medicine also Abhilfe schaffen
    IV. vt
    ▪ to \help sb jdm helfen [o beistehen]
    \help me! Hilfe!
    God [or Heaven] \help us! der Himmel stehe uns bei!
    her local knowledge \helped her ihre Ortskenntnisse haben ihr genützt SÜDD [o NORDD genutzt]
    [how] can I \help you? was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?
    nothing can \help her now ihr ist nicht mehr zu helfen
    I wonder if you could \help me vielleicht könnten Sie mir weiterhelfen
    so \help me God so wahr mir Gott helfe
    to \help sb down the stairs/into a taxi jdm die Treppe hinunterhelfen/in ein Taxi helfen
    to \help sb through their depression/a difficult time jdm über eine Depression/eine schwierige Zeit hinweghelfen
    ▪ to \help sb/sth [to] do sth jdm/etw dabei helfen, etw zu tun
    ▪ to \help sb with sth jdm bei etw dat helfen
    could you \help me with my coat? würden Sie mir in den Mantel helfen?
    ▪ to \help sth etw verbessern; (alleviate) etw lindern
    a little make-up would \help your appearance a lot mit ein bisschen Make-up würdest du viel besser aussehen
    ▪ to \help sth zu etw dat beitragen
    the drought has \helped to make this a disastrous year for Somalia die Dürre war auch ein Grund dafür, dass dies ein katastrophales Jahr für Somalia wurde
    I can't \help it [or myself] ich kann nicht anders
    stop giggling! — I can't \help it! hör auf zu kichern! — ich kann nichts dagegen machen!
    he can't \help his looks er kann nichts für sein Aussehen
    I can't \help thinking that... ich denke einfach, dass...
    she couldn't \help wondering whether... sie musste sich wirklich fragen, ob...
    I couldn't \help staring at the strange man ich musste den seltsamen Mann einfach anstarren
    not if I can \help it nicht wenn ich es irgendwie verhindern kann
    ▪ sth can't be \helped etw ist nicht zu ändern, etw ist halt so fam
    5. (take)
    ▪ to \help oneself sich akk bedienen
    please \help yourself bitte bedienen Sie sich
    he \helped himself from the sweets tray er nahm sich etwas aus der Bonbonschale
    ▪ to \help oneself to sth sich dat etw nehmen; thief sich akk an etw dat bedienen
    6. ( form: give)
    ▪ to \help sb to sth jdm etw reichen geh
    shall I \help you to more wine? darf ich Ihnen noch etwas Wein nachschenken? geh
    7.
    ▶ God \helps those who \help themselves ( prov) hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott prov
    V. adj attr, inv COMPUT (display, menu, text) Hilfe-
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    [help]
    1. n no pl
    Hilfe f; (= person with pl) Hilfe f

    his help with the project —

    to ask sb for help — jdn um Hilfe bitten

    to be of help to sb — jdm helfen; (person also) jdm behilflich sein; (thing also) jdm nützen

    there's no help for it — da ist nichts zu machen

    2. vt
    1) helfen (+dat)

    to help sb (to) do sth — jdm (dabei) helfen, etw zu tun

    to help sb with the cooking/his bags — jdm beim Kochen/mit seinen Taschen helfen

    help! — Hilfe!, zu Hilfe!

    this will help the pain/your headache — das wird gegen die Schmerzen/gegen Ihr Kopfweh helfen

    God helps those who help themselves (Prov) — hilf dir selbst, so hilft dir Gott

    2)

    (with particle) to help sb down — jdm hinunterhelfen

    take some water to help the pill down — trinken Sie etwas Wasser, damit die Tablette besser rutscht

    to help sb on/off with his/her etc coat —

    he helped her out of the car — er half ihr aus dem Auto

    to help sb through a difficult time (belief, hope, pills etc) — jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit durchhelfen; (person also) jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit beistehen

    I helped him in with his cases — ich half ihm mit seinem Gepäck

    3)

    she helped him to potatoes/meat — sie gab ihm Kartoffeln/Fleisch

    to help oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw nehmen; ( inf

    help yourself! —

    4)

    (with can or cannot) he can't help it, he's only a baby — er kann nichts dafür, er ist doch noch ein Baby

    I can't help being clever — (ich kann nichts dafür,) ich bin nun mal ein Genie or so schlau (inf)

    not if I can help it — nicht, wenn es nach mir geht

    I couldn't help laughing — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste (einfach) lachen

    I had to do it, I couldn't help it or myself — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste es einfach tun

    I couldn't help thinking or but think... — ich konnte nicht umhin zu denken...

    one cannot help wondering whether... — man muss sich wirklich fragen, ob...

    it can't be helped — das lässt sich nicht ändern, das ist nun mal so

    I can't help it if he's always late — ich kann nichts dafür, dass er immer zu spät kommt

    3. vi
    helfen

    it helps (to) fight pollution — es trägt zur Bekämpfung der Umweltverschmutzung bei

    * * *
    help [help]
    A s
    1. (Mit)Hilfe f, Beistand m, Unterstützung f:
    help! Hilfe!;
    by ( oder with) the help of mit Hilfe von (od gen);
    he came to my help er kam mir zu Hilfe;
    it (she) is a great help es (sie) ist eine große Hilfe;
    not be (of) much help to sb jemandem keine große Hilfe sein;
    can I be of any help to you? kann ich Ihnen (irgendwie) helfen oder behilflich sein?
    2. Abhilfe f:
    there’s no help for it da kann man nichts machen, es lässt sich nicht ändern
    3. a) Angestellte(r) m/f(m), Arbeiter(in), besonders Hausangestellte(r), Landarbeiter(in)
    b) koll (Dienst)Personal n
    4. Hilfsmittel n
    5. Portion f (Essen) ( → helping B 2)
    B v/t
    1. jemandem helfen oder beistehen, jemanden unterstützen:
    help sb (to) do sth jemandem helfen, etwas zu tun;
    help me think denk doch (mal) mit!;
    we help you look for accommodation wir sind Ihnen bei der Suche nach Unterkunft behilflich;
    help sb in ( oder with) sth jemandem bei etwas helfen;
    help sb into their coat jemandem in den Mantel helfen;
    can I help you?
    a) werden Sie schon bedient?,
    b) kann ich Ihnen helfen oder behilflich sein?;
    help sb out of a difficulty jemandem aus einer Schwierigkeit (heraus)helfen;
    so help me (I did, will, etc)! Ehrenwort!; → god 2, police A 2
    2. fördern, einer Sache nachhelfen, beitragen zu:
    help sb’s downfall;
    help solve a problem zur Lösung eines Problems beitragen
    3. lindern, helfen oder Abhilfe schaffen bei:
    a) jemandem zu etwas verhelfen,
    b) (besonders bei Tisch) jemandem etwas reichen oder geben;
    help o.s. sich bedienen (a. pej), zugreifen;
    help o.s. to
    a) sich bedienen mit, sich etwas nehmen,
    b) sich etwas aneignen oder nehmen (auch stehlen)
    5. ( mit can) (dat) abhelfen, ändern, verhindern, -meiden:
    a) ich kann es nicht ändern,
    b) ich kann nichts dafür;
    it cannot be helped da kann man nichts machen, es ist nicht zu ändern;
    if I can help it wenn ich es vermeiden kann;
    don’t be late if you can help it komm möglichst nicht zu spät!;
    how could I help it?
    a) was konnte ich dagegen tun?,
    b) was konnte ich dafür?;
    she can’t help her freckles für ihre Sommersprossen kann sie nichts;
    I could not help laughing ich musste einfach lachen;
    I cannot help feeling ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, ich kann mich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren ( beide:
    that dass);
    one can’t help liking him man muss ihn einfach gernhaben;
    I can’t help thinking that … ich werde den Gedanken nicht los, dass …;
    I can’t help wondering where … ich frage mich ununterbrochen, wo …;
    a) ich kann nicht anders,
    b) ich kann es nicht lassen
    C v/i
    1. helfen, Hilfe leisten:
    every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;
    nothing will help now jetzt hilft nichts mehr;
    help in the defence (US defense) SPORT in der Verteidigung aushelfen
    2. don’t be longer than you can help bleib nicht länger als nötig!
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1)

    help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

    help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

    can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

    help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

    help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

    if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

    I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

    I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

    2. noun
    Hilfe, die

    be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Hilfe -n f.
    Mithilfe -n f. v.
    helfen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen)

    English-german dictionary > help

  • 5 help

    [help] n
    1) ( assistance) Hilfe f; ( financial) Unterstützung f;
    do you need any \help with those boxes? soll ich dir mit diesen Kisten helfen?;
    can I be of \help to you? kann ich Ihnen irgendwie helfen?;
    the victims were beyond \help den Opfern war nicht mehr zu helfen;
    this guy is beyond \help! dem Typ ist nicht mehr zu helfen!;
    if she is caught stealing again, there'll be no \help for it, I'll have to call the police wenn man sie noch einmal beim Stehlen erwischt, wird man wohl die Polizei rufen müssen;
    to be a big \help with sth bei etw dat eine große Hilfe sein;
    to cry [or go crying] for \help nach Hilfe schreien;
    to give [or provide] \help Hilfe leisten;
    to give \help to sb jdm helfen;
    to run [or go running] for \help Hilfe suchen;
    to be of \help to sth für etw akk hilfreich sein;
    to be of \help to sb für jdn eine Stütze [o Hilfe] sein
    2) ( employee) Aushilfe f, Hilfskraft f;
    the \help + sing/ pl vb das Personal;
    home \help [Haushalts]hilfe f, Zugehfrau f ( bes SÜDD)
    to have [ (Am) hired] \help come in eine Haushaltshilfe haben;
    to be short of \help wenig Personal haben interj
    \help! Hilfe! vi
    1) ( assist) helfen;
    is there any way that I can \help? kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?
    2) ( improve situation) helfen; medicine also Abhilfe schaffen vt
    1) ( assist)
    to \help sb jdm helfen [o beistehen];
    \help me! Hilfe!;
    God [or Heaven] \help us! der Himmel stehe uns bei!;
    her knowledge of Swahili \helped her ihre Suahelikenntnisse haben ihr genützt;
    [how] can I \help you? was kann ich für Sie tun?;
    ( in a shop) kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?;
    nothing can \help her now ihr ist nicht mehr zu helfen;
    I wonder if you could \help me... vielleicht könnten Sie mir weiterhelfen...;
    so \help me God so wahr mir Gott helfe;
    could you \help me with my coat, please? würden Sie mir bitte in den Mantel helfen?;
    to \help sb down the stairs/ into a taxi jdm die Treppen hinunterhelfen/in ein Taxi helfen;
    to \help sb through their depression/ a difficult time jdm über eine Depression/eine schwierige Zeit hinweghelfen;
    to \help sb with their homework jdm bei den Hausaufgaben helfen;
    to \help sb/ sth to do sth jdm/etw dabei helfen, etw zu tun
    2) ( improve)
    to \help sth etw verbessern;
    a little make-up would \help your appearance a lot mit ein bisschen Make-up würdest du viel besser aussehen;
    these drops will \help your cough diese Tropfen werden deinen Husten lindern
    to \help sth zu etw dat beitragen;
    the drought has \helped to make this a disastrous year for Somalia die Dürre war auch ein Grund dafür, dass dies ein katastrophales Jahr für Somalia wurde
    4) ( prevent)
    I can't \help it [or myself] ich kann nicht anders;
    stop giggling! - I can't \help it! hör auf zu kichern! - ich kann nichts dagegen machen!;
    he can't \help his looks er kann nichts für sein Aussehen;
    I can't \help thinking that she'd be better off without him ich denke einfach, dass es ihr ohne ihn besser gehen würde;
    she couldn't \help wondering whether the rumour was true sie konnte nicht umhin, sich zu fragen, ob an dem Gerücht etwas Wahres dran war;
    I couldn't \help staring at the strange man ich musste den seltsamen Mann einfach anstarren;
    will the companies merge? - not if I can \help it werden die Unternehmen fusionieren? - nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann;
    sth can't be \helped etw ist nicht zu ändern, etw ist halt so ( fam)
    5) ( take)
    to \help oneself sich akk bedienen;
    please \help yourself bitte bedienen Sie sich;
    he \helped himself from the sweets tray er nahm sich etwas aus der Bonbonschale;
    to \help oneself to sth sich dat etw nehmen; thief sich akk an etw dat bedienen ( fam)
    6) ( give)
    to \help sb to sth jdm etw reichen;
    shall I \help you to more wine? darf ich Ihnen noch etwas Wein nachschenken?
    PHRASES:
    God \helps those who \help themselves (\helps those who \help themselves) hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott

    English-German students dictionary > help

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