there's no help for it

there is no help for it

não há remédio para isto.

apa boleh buat

tur nekā nevar darīt

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.) ayudar

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.) ayudar, contribuir

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ayudar (a calmar), aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ayudar, servir

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?) no poder evitar

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?) ayuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ayuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) criado; asistente; empleado; ayudante

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.) no hay nada que hacer, no hay remedio, no hay vuelta atrás

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help¹ interj ¡socorro!

help² n ayuda

help³ vb ayudar

tr[help]

noun

1 (gen) ayuda

■ I asked him for help le pedí ayuda

■ there's no help for it no hay más remedio

2 (servant) asistenta, criada

interjection

1 ¡socorro!

transitive verb

1 (gen) ayudar

■ can you help us? ¿nos puedes ayudar?

■ can I help you? ¿qué desea?, ¿le puedo servir en algo?

2 (be of use) ayudar, servir

■ his ideas didn't help us at all sus ideas no nos sirvieron de nada

3 (to relieve) aliviar

■ this ointment will help the pain esta pomada aliviará el dolor

4 (avoid) evitar

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I «(he etc)» can't help it (I can't stop myself) no puedo (puede etc) evitarlo 2 (not my fault) no es culpa mía (suya etc)

I couldn't help «+ ger» no pude por menos que + inf

■ I couldn't help wondering no pude por menos que preguntarme

it can't be helped no hay nada que hacer

to help oneself servirse a sí mismo,-a

■ help yourself! ¡sírvete tú mismo!

help ['hɛlp] vt

1) aid, assist: ayudar, auxiliar, socorrer, asistir

2) alleviate: aliviar

3) serve: servir

help yourself!: ¡sírvete!

4) avoid: evitar

it can't be helped: no lo podemos evitar, no hay más remedio

I couldn't help smiling: no pude menos que sonreír

help n

1) assistance: ayuda f

help!: ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!

2) staff: personal m (en una oficina), servicio m doméstico

• apoyo s.m.

• asistencia s.f.

• auxilio s.m.

• ayuda s.f.

• favor s.m.

• mano s.f.

• redención s.f.

• remedio s.m.

• socorro s.m.

• sufragio s.m.

• aliviar v.

• asistir v.

• auxiliar v.

• ayudar v.

• coadyuvar v.

• servir v.

• socorrer v.

1) ( assist) ayudar

2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)

3) (serve food, goods)

vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*

v refl

1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)

2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse

3) ( take)

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1) u

a) ( rescue) ayuda f

b) ( assistance) ayuda f

2) u ( staff) personal m; ( domestic) servicio m doméstico

1. N

1) (=assistance) ayuda f

2) (=helpers)

3) (=cleaner) asistenta f ; home 3., mother 3.

2. VT

1) (=aid, assist) ayudar

- so help me God

2) (at table)

3) (=avoid) evitar

4)

a) (=assist o.s.) ayudarse a sí mismo

- God helps those who help themselves

b) (=serve o.s.) servirse

c) (=take sth)

d) * (=steal)

e) (=prevent o.s.)

VI ayudar

- help along

- help out

* * *

1) ( assist) ayudar

2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)

3) (serve food, goods)

vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*

v refl

1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)

2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse

3) ( take)

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1) u

a) ( rescue) ayuda f

b) ( assistance) ayuda f

2) u ( staff) personal m; ( domestic) servicio m doméstico

help [help]

aide ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) secours ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) personnel ⇒ 1 (c) femme de ménage ⇒ 1 (d) aider ⇒ 2 (a) secourir ⇒ 2 (a) contribuer à ⇒ 2 (b) encourager ⇒ 2 (b) améliorer ⇒ 2 (c) servir ⇒ 2 (d) être utile ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (gen) aide f, assistance f; (to drowning or wounded person) secours m, assistance f;

∎ thank you for your help merci de votre aide;

∎ can I be of any help? puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous?, puis-je vous rendre service?;

∎ we're happy to have been of help nous sommes contents d'avoir pu rendre service;

∎ I had help (I didn't do it on my own) on m'a aidé;

∎ he went to get help il est allé chercher du secours;

∎ we yelled for help nous avons crié au secours;

∎ with the help of a neighbour avec l'aide d'un voisin;

∎ he opened the window with the help of a crowbar il a ouvert la fenêtre à l'aide d'un levier;

∎ she did it without any help elle l'a fait toute seule;

∎ the map wasn't much help la carte n'a pas servi à grand-chose;

∎ I could never have done it without your help jamais je n'aurais pu le faire sans vous ou votre aide;

∎ some students need help to decide which course to take certains étudiants ont besoin qu'on les aide à choisir leur cursus;

∎ she needs help going upstairs il faut qu'elle se fasse aider pour ou elle a besoin qu'on l'aide à monter l'escalier;

∎ familiar she needs help il faut qu'elle voie un psychiatre, elle a des problèmes psychologiques;

∎ familiar if you think that's funny, you need help si tu trouves ça drôle, c'est que tu dois avoir un problème;

∎ the situation is now beyond help la situation est désespérée ou irrémédiable maintenant;

∎ he's past help (is dying) il est perdu; (is crazy, stupid) on ne peut rien pour lui;

∎ there's no help for it on n'y peut rien

(b) (something that assists) aide f, secours m;

∎ that was a big help (to me) ça m'a beaucoup aidé;

∎ you've been a great help vous m'avez été d'un grand secours, vous m'avez beaucoup aidé;

∎ ironic he's a great help! il est d'un précieux secours!

(c) (UNCOUNT) (employees) personnel m, employés mpl;

∎ it's hard to get good help il est difficile de trouver des employés sérieux;

∎ help wanted (sign) cherchons employés

(d) (domestic worker) femme f de ménage

2 transitive verb

(a) (assist, aid → gen) aider; (→ elderly, poor, wounded) secourir, venir en aide à;

∎ come and help me viens m'aider;

∎ can I help you with the dishes? puis-je t'aider à faire la vaisselle?;

∎ they got their neighbours to help them move ils se sont fait aider par leurs voisins pour le déménagement;

∎ they help one another take care of the children ils s'entraident pour s'occuper des enfants;

∎ we want to help poorer countries to help themselves nous voulons aider les pays sous-développés à devenir autonomes ou à se prendre en main;

∎ he helped me on/off with my coat il m'a aidé à mettre/enlever mon manteau;

∎ euphemism a man is helping the police with their enquiries la police est en train d'interroger un suspect;

∎ she helped the old man to his feet/across the street elle a aidé le vieux monsieur à se lever/à traverser la rue;

∎ let me help you up/down laissez-moi vous aider à monter/descendre;

∎ it might help if you took more exercise ça irait peut-être mieux si tu faisais un peu plus d'exercice;

∎ it helped me knowing that someone was waiting for me ça m'a aidé de savoir que quelqu'un m'attendait;

∎ can I help you? (in shop) vous désirez?;

∎ Grant Publishing, how may I help you? (on telephone) ≃ les Éditions Grant, bonjour;

∎ Law do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? jurez-vous de dire la vérité, que Dieu vous vienne en aide?;

∎ so help me God! je le jure devant Dieu!;

∎ familiar I'll get you for this, so help me j'aurai ta peau, je le jure!;

∎ proverb God helps those who help themselves aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera

(b) (contribute to) contribuer à; (encourage) encourager, favoriser;

∎ the rain helped firefighters to bring the flames under control la pluie a permis aux pompiers de maîtriser l'incendie;

∎ it helped to ease my headache cela a soulagé mon mal de tête;

∎ it helped to give the impression that… cela a contribué à donner l'impression que…, à cause de cela, on avait l'impression que…

(c) (improve, remedy → situation) améliorer; (→ pain) atténuer;

∎ this cream should help your back pain cette crème devrait te soulager de ton mal de dos;

∎ that doesn't help the situation, that doesn't help much cela ne nous avance pas (beaucoup);

∎ crying won't help matters cela ne sert à rien ou n'arrange rien de pleurer;

∎ ironic to help matters, it started to pour with rain pour tout arranger, il s'est mis à pleuvoir des cordes

(d) (serve) servir;

∎ she helped me to more rice elle m'a servi du riz une deuxième fois;

∎ I helped myself to the cheese je me suis servi en fromage;

∎ help yourself! servez-vous!;

∎ they helped themselves to more meat ils ont repris de la viande;

∎ euphemism he helped himself to the petty cash il a pioché ou il s'est servi dans la caisse

(e) (with "can", usu negative) (avoid, refrain from) I can't help thinking that we could have done more je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser qu'on aurait pu faire plus;

∎ we couldn't help laughing or but laugh nous ne pouvions pas nous empêcher de rire;

∎ I couldn't help overhearing je n'ai pu m'empêcher de surprendre la conversation;

∎ she never writes any more than she can help elle ne se foule pas pour écrire, elle écrit un minimum de lettres ou le moins possible

(f) (with "can", usu negative) (control) she can't help her temper elle ne peut rien à ses colères;

∎ I tried not to laugh but I couldn't help myself j'essayais de ne pas rire mais c'était plus fort que moi;

∎ they can't help being born there ils n'ont pas demandé à naître là;

∎ I'm not going back if I can help it si j'ai le choix, je n'y retournerai pas;

∎ I can't help it je n'y peux rien, ce n'est pas de ma faute;

∎ he can't help it if she doesn't like it il n'y est pour rien ou ce n'est pas de sa faute si cela ne lui plaît pas;

∎ can he help it if the train is late? est-ce que c'est de sa faute si le train est en retard?;

∎ it can't be helped tant pis! on n'y peut rien ou on ne peut pas faire autrement;

∎ are they coming? - not if I can help it! est-ce qu'ils viennent? - pas si j'ai mon mot à dire!

3 intransitive verb

être utile;

∎ can I help? est-ce que je peux faire quelque chose?;

∎ is there anything I can do to help? puis-je être utile?;

∎ she helps a lot around the house elle se rend très utile à la maison, elle rend souvent service à la maison;

∎ he offered to help with the clearing up il a proposé de nous/les/ etc aider à ranger;

∎ I was only trying to help! je voulais seulement vous/les/ etc aider!;

∎ it helps if you can speak the language c'est plus facile si on parle la langue;

∎ losing your temper isn't going to help ça ne sert à rien de perdre ton calme;

∎ forgetting the map didn't help le fait d'avoir oublié la carte n'a pas arrangé les choses;

∎ it's near the post office if that helps c'est près du bureau de poste si ça peut vous aider;

∎ every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;

∎ every penny helps il n'y a pas de petites économies

4 exclamation

(in distress) au secours!, à l'aide!; (in dismay) zut!, mince!;

∎ help!, I'm late! mince!, je suis en retard!

►► Computing help button case f d'aide;

help desk service m d'assistance téléphonique; Computing (for computing queries) service m d'assistance;

Computing help file fichier m d'aide;

Computing help key touche f d'aide;

Computing help menu menu m d'aide;

Computing help screen écran m d'aide

➲ help along separable transitive verb

(person) aider à marcher ou avancer; (plan, project) faire avancer

➲ help out

1 separable transitive verb

(gen) aider, venir en aide à; (with supplies, money) dépanner;

∎ the scholarship really helped her out la bourse lui a été d'un grand secours;

∎ she helps us out in the shop from time to time elle vient nous donner un coup de main au magasin de temps en temps;

∎ they help each other out ils s'entraident;

∎ she helps him out with his homework elle l'aide à faire ses devoirs

2 intransitive verb

aider, donner un coup de main

✾ Film 'Help!' Lester 'Quatre garçons dans le vent'

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.) hjelpe, bistå, assistere

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.) være med på å skape, fremme

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjelpe på

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) assistere, ekspedere

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?) (ikke) kunne la være å, kunne noe for (at)

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?) hjelp, støtte, assistanse

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) (med)hjelper

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hushjelp; gårdsarbeider

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.) (ikke lenger) noe å gjøre

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hjelp

hjelpe

subst. \/help\/

1) hjelp, bistand, assistanse

2) hjelp, botemiddel

• there is no help for it

3) hjelp, hjelpemiddel

• books are a help to knowledge

4) hushjelp, assistent, hjelper, medhjelper

be of help (to someone) være til hjelp (for noen)

• can I be of any help to you?

• it wasn't (of) much help

verb \/help\/

1) hjelpe, hjelpe til, være behjelpelig, assistere, bistå

• help someone on with her coat

• help the police (in their investigations)

2) fremme, fremskynde

• this did not help the negotiations

3) hjelpe på, hjelpe mot

• help the cough

4) servere, forsyne

5) la være, dy seg, styre seg, beherske seg, hjelpe for, unngå

• I can't help it

• I can't help but admire him

• I can't help laughing

• I can't help being late

• I can't help his being so stupid

• how can I help it?

• if I can help it

• don't be longer than you can help

• it can't be helped

• she could not help herself

every little helps alle monner drar

God help you if...! Gud nåde deg om...!

help forward eller help on hjelpe frem, fremme

help oneself hjelpe seg selv, klare seg selv forsyne seg

help oneself to something forsyne seg med noe, ta seg

help out hjelpe noen ut av en knipe, hjelpe til, gi en håndsrekning, være til hjelp for noen

• will 200 help you out?

• she helped out in the shop

• this light helps out the picture

help someone to something servere noen noe, forsyne noen

• may I help you to some meat?

help to hjelpe til (med), være med på, bidra (med)

• this helps to explain why it was never done

• a job would help (to) keep many young people off the streets

help yourself! vær så god!, forsyn deg!

• help yourself to some soup, please!

so help me God! så (sant) hjelpe meg Gud!

what's done can't be helped gjort er gjort

{help}
I. 1. помагам на, оказвам помощ/съдействие на, съдействувам/допринасям за, подпомагам
HELP me across/to cross/in crossing the street помогнете ми да пресека улицата
God/Heaven HELP you! Господ да ти е на помощ! please HELP me up/down/out with this trunk моля помогнете ми да кача/сваля/изнеса този сандък
he HELPed his friend's ruin той допринесе за опропастяването на приятеля си
every little HELPs и най-малката помощ е от полза
2. подобрявам, по-правям, облекчавам (и главоболие)
bright curtains will HELP the room светли/ярки пердета ще направят стаята по-приятна
3. сервирам (храна), поднасям, сипвам (to)
to HELP someone to soup сипвам супа на някого
HELP yourself вземете си, заповядайте
to HELP oneself to something вземам си (нещо)
4. с can
cannot HELP с ger не мога да не...
things we cannot HELP (happening) неща, които не можем да предотвратим
they couldn't HELP the accident не можаха да предотвратят злополуката
I can't HELP it безсилен съм, нищо не мога да направя (да спра, да престана да правя, да отстраня нещо)
it can't be HELPed неизбежно е, няма как (да се избегане)
one cannot HELP one's nature човек не може да си промени характера
I can't HELP laughing не мога (да се въздържа) да не се разсмея
I don't do more than I can HELP правя само колкото е нужно/само абсолютния минимум
so HELP me (God) бог да ме убие, ако лъжа, заклевам се, че не лъжа
help along помагам (някому) да напредне, придвижвам (работа, въпрос)
come across to our table and HELP things along ела на нашата маса, та да пооживиш разговора
help down вж. help
help forward подтиквам, придвижвам, улеснявам хода на (работа и пр.)
help in помагам (някому) да влезе/да се качи в превозно средство
help into помагам (някому) да влезе, помагам (някому) да облече (дреха), държа (някому дреха, за да се облече)
help off помагам (някому) да тръгне/да се измъкне
to HELP someone off with his coat помагам някому да си свали/съблече палтото
help on подпомагам, придвижвам, тласкам напред (работа, проговори и пр.), поддържам (разговор), продължавам да помагам (някому)
to HELP someone on with his overcoat държа на някого палтото да се облече
help out помагам (някому) да излезе/да изнесе (нещо), изваждам от затруднение, спасявам от беда, помагам (някому) да се справи
I was HELP ing out with Russian when the Russian teacher was ill замествах учителя по руски, когато той беше болен
допълвам (данни и пр.) (with)
help over помагам (някому) да мине над (ограда и пр.)
help through помагам (някому) да премине (труден период, времена)
help up помагам (някому) да стане/се надигне, help
II. 1. помощ, подкрепа
can I be of any HELP (to you)? мога ли да ви помогая/да ви бъда полезен с нещо? it wasn't (of) much HELP to me това не ми помогна особено много
your advice was a great HELP съветите ви много ми помогнаха/бяха много полезни
to go to someone's HELP отивам/притичам се на помощ на някого
2. средство, спасение
there is no HELP for it това не може да се оправи
3. помощник, наемен работник, прислуга
4. разг. helping

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{help} v 1. помагам на, оказвам помощ/съдействие на, съдействува(2) {help} n 1. помощ, подкрепа; can I be of any help (to you)? мог

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съдействам; спомагам; улеснявам; помагам; отмяна; помощ;

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help [help] I. v 1. помагам на, оказвам помощ (съдействие) на, съдействам (допринасям) за; подпомагам; \help me across the street помогни ми да пресека улицата; God ( Heaven) \help you Господ да ти е на помощ; so \help me God заклевам се; 2. подобрявам, поправям, облекчавам; 3. сервирам (храна), поднасям, сипвам (to); to \help s.o. to soup сипвам супа на някого; \help yourself вземете си, не се стеснявайте; 4. с can: попречвам на, възпрепятствам, предотвратявам; things we cannot \help happening неща, които не можем да предотвратим; I can't \help the rain не съм крив, че вали дъжд; I can't \help it нищо не мога да сторя (направя); it can't be \helped няма какво (що) да се прави, няма как (да се избегне); how can I \help it? какво да правя? що да сторя? one cannot \help o.'s nature човек не може да си промени характера; I can't \help laughing не мога да се сдържа да се не разсмея; he can't \help going той не може да не отиде; don't be away longer than you can \help гледай да не отсъстваш по-дълго, отколкото е необходимо; I don't do more than I can \help правя само неизбежното, минималното, нищожното (абсолютния минимум); II. n 1. помощ, опора, съдействие, подкрепа; past \help загубен, на когото не може да се помогне; can I be of some \help to you? мога ли да ви помогна с нещо? elected with \help from the Left избран с поддръжката на левицата; 2. средство; спасение; there is no \help for it това не може да се оправи; тук няма какво да се прави; 3. помощник; наемен работник; прислуга; mother's \help евфем. бона, гувернантка; lady \help евфем. домашна помощничка; 4. рядко, диал. порция.

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.) hjælpe

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.) hjælpe; gavne

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe

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?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for

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?) hjælp

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper

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.) hjælp

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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.) hjælpe

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.) hjælpe; gavne

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe

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?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for

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?) hjælp

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper

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.) hjælp

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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.) ajudar

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.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil

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?) (não poder) deixar de

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?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar

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.) remédio

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[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

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.) pomagati

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.) pripomoči

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ublažiti

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) pomagati

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?) (ne moči si) pomagati

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?) pomoč

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoč

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) sluga, hlapec

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.) ni pomoči

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pomoč, pomočnik; American služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec; familiarly porcija (jedi); figuratively pripomoček

by ( —ali with) the help of — s pomočjo

he is a great help — zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomoč

there is no help for it — ni pomoči

pomagati, podpreti, podpirati; pripomoči, prispevati; (u)blažiti; (s can in neg) ne moči se upirati, si pomagati, preprečiti, se izogniti; ponuditi, podati (pri mizi)

I cannot help it — ne morem pomagati, sem nemočen

it cannot be helped — ni pomoči

if I can help it — če se temu lahko izognem

don't be late if you can help it — ne ostani delj, kot je potrebno

don't do more than you can help — napravi le tisto, kar moraš

I cannot help laughing — moram se smejati; ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejal

I cannot help myself — ne morem drugače

how could I help it? — kaj sem jaz mogel za to

to help s.o. in ( —ali with) s.th. — pomagati komu pri čem

to help o.s. to s.th. — postreči si s čim, prisvojiti si kaj, ukrasti

to help s.o. to s.th. — ponuditi komu kaj (pri mizi), postreči komu s čim

to help a lame dog over a stile — ali to help s.o. out — pomagati komu prebroditi težave

to lend a helping hand — priskočiti v pomoč

every little helps — vse prav pride

nothing will help now — ni več pomoči

A n.

1 [uc] aiuto; assistenza; soccorso: Can I be of any help?, posso essere d'aiuto?; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- Do you need any help?, hai bisogno di aiuto?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Thanks for your help, grazie per il suo aiuto; to seek help, chiedere aiuto

2 rimedio; via d'uscita; scampo: There's no help for it, non c'è rimedio; ormai è fatta; non c'è scampo

3 persona di servizio; domestico, domestica: domestic help, colf

4 dipendente; (spec.) bracciante, impiegato; (collett.) (gli) impiegati; (il) personale

5 (comput.) guida; aiuto ( informazioni sull'uso di un programma)

B inter.

– Help!, aiuto!

● (comput.) help desk, servizio di assistenza; supporto tecnico; help desk □ to cry for help, gridare aiuto □ past ( all) help, perduto; irrecuperabile □ «Help wanted» ( cartello), «cercasi personale».

A v. t.

1 aiutare; assistere; soccorrere: Can you help me (to) move this sofa?, mi aiuti a spostare questo divano?; I helped him with his homework, lo aiutai a fare i compiti; My parents helped me through college, i miei genitori mi hanno aiutato (finanziariamente) quando ero all'università; Can I help you?, posso aiutarti?; ( in un negozio, a un cliente) in che posso servirLa?; desidera? NOTA D'USO: - aiutare-

2 (con compl. di moto) aiutare q. a (salire, scendere, entrare, proseguire, ecc.): I helped her back to her bed, l'aiutai a tornare a letto; He helped me down the stairs, mi ha aiutato a scendere le scale; He helped her off [on] with her coat, l'aiutò a togliersi [a mettersi] il cappotto; to help sb. to his feet, aiutare q. ad alzarsi (in piedi)

3 favorire; promuovere; contribuire a; aiutare; essere utile a; giovare a: to help international cooperation, promuovere (o favorire) la cooperazione internazionale; The new measures should help keep prices down, le nuove misure dovrebbero contribuire a tenere bassi i prezzi

4 alleviare; dare sollievo a; migliorare: This medicine will help your cough, questa medicina ti allevierà la tosse; His remark didn't really help things, il suo commento non ha migliorato certo le cose

5 – to help sb. to st., servire, dare, versare qc. a q. ( a tavola): Can I help you to some more roast, posso servirti (o darti) ancora un po' di arrosto?

6 (preceduto da can, could e generalm. in frase neg.) evitare; fare a meno di: I cannot help loving her, non posso fare a meno d'amarla; I cannot help admiring him, non posso non ammirarlo; He couldn't help laughing, non poté evitare (o fare a meno) di ridere; She could not help but notice his embarrassment, lei non poté non notare il suo imbarazzo; I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself, mi dispiace, ma non sono riuscito a trattenermi (o non ho potuto farne a meno); It's painful, but it can't be helped, è doloroso, ma non si può evitare

B v. i.

1 aiutare; essere d'aiuto; contribuire: He may be able to help with publicity, forse lui può essere d'aiuto per la pubblicità; to help with the costs of st., contribuire all'acquisto di qc.; contribuire alle spese per qc.

2 servire; essere utile; giovare; essere di giovamento: Crying won't help, piangere non serve a nulla

● to help oneself, aiutare sé stesso; fare un servizio a sé stesso; ( anche) servirsi ( a tavola), servirsi da solo, prendere: You don't help yourself by eating so much, non ti fai un bel servizio a mangiare così tanto; I helped myself to a piece of cake, presi una fetta di torta; Please help yourself!, prego, si serva!; Help yourself to the wine, prendi (o versati) il vino!; se vuoi del vino, serviti pure! □ (GB) to help the police with their enquiries, essere interrogato dalla polizia ( come sospettato) □ Every little ( bit) helps, tutto serve (o può servire) □ God help me ( you, ecc.), che Dio mi (ti, ecc.) assista □ I can't help it, non posso farci niente, non è colpa mia, non so che farci; ( anche) non posso farne a meno, è più forte di me!: I can't help it if there are no taxis, non posso farci niente (o non è colpa mia) se non ci sono taxi □ I can't help that, non posso farci nulla; non so che farci □ It can't be helped, non ci si può fare niente; pazienza! □ more than one can help, più dello stretto necessario; più del minimo indispensabile: I won't keep you longer than I can help, non ti tratterrò più dello stretto necessario □ Not if I can help it, no, se posso evitarlo; no di certo □ (fam.) So help me ( God)!, lo giuro!; com'è vero Dio!; Dio mi è testimone! □ (prov.) God helps those who help themselves, aiutati che Dio (o il ciel) t'aiuta.

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help помощь; can I be of any help to you? могу я Вам чем-л. помочь? help помогать; оказывать помощь, содействие; it can't be helped разг. ничего не поделаешь, ничего не попишешь; can't help it ничего не могу поделать domestic help прислуга, помощь на дому domestic help семейная поддержка don't be longer than you can help не оставайтесь дольше, чем надо; help down помочь сойти; help in помочь войти help = helping help (с модальным глаголом can, could) избежать, удержаться; she can't help thinking of it она не может не думать об этом help оказывать помощь help поддерживать help поддержка help помогать; оказывать помощь, содействие; it can't be helped разг. ничего не поделаешь, ничего не попишешь; can't help it ничего не могу поделать help помогать help помощник; Your advice was a great help Ваш совет мне очень помог help помощник help помощь; can I be of any help to you? могу я Вам чем-л. помочь? help вчт. помощь help помощь help раздавать, угощать; передавать (за столом); help yourself берите, пожалуйста (сами), не церемоньтесь; may I help you to some meat? позвольте вам предложить мяса help служанка, прислуга; mother's help бонна help вчт. справка help средство, спасение; there's no help for it этому нельзя помочь help средство don't be longer than you can help не оставайтесь дольше, чем надо; help down помочь сойти; help in помочь войти don't be longer than you can help не оставайтесь дольше, чем надо; help down помочь сойти; help in помочь войти help into помочь войти help into помочь надеть, подать help me on with my overcoat помогите мне надеть пальто help off помочь отделаться от help off помочь снять (что-л.) (об одежде) help on помогать; продвигать (дело) help out помочь в затруднении, выручить; help over выручить, помочь в затруднении; help up помочь встать, подняться, поддержать (кого-л.) help out помочь выйти help out помочь в затруднении, выручить; help over выручить, помочь в затруднении; help up помочь встать, подняться, поддержать (кого-л.) help out помочь в затруднении, выручить; help over выручить, помочь в затруднении; help up помочь встать, подняться, поддержать (кого-л.) help раздавать, угощать; передавать (за столом); help yourself берите, пожалуйста (сами), не церемоньтесь; may I help you to some meat? позвольте вам предложить мяса help = helping helping: helping pres. p. от help help помощь help порция home help домработница home help соц. помощь на дому I could not help laughing я не мог удержаться от смеха; я не мог не засмеяться help помогать; оказывать помощь, содействие; it can't be helped разг. ничего не поделаешь, ничего не попишешь; can't help it ничего не могу поделать help раздавать, угощать; передавать (за столом); help yourself берите, пожалуйста (сами), не церемоньтесь; may I help you to some meat? позвольте вам предложить мяса help служанка, прислуга; mother's help бонна need of help потребность в помощи; необходимость помощи on-line help вчт. оперативная подсказка help (с модальным глаголом can, could) избежать, удержаться; she can't help thinking of it она не может не думать об этом software help вчт. программное обслуживание help средство, спасение; there's no help for it этому нельзя помочь help помощник; Your advice was a great help Ваш совет мне очень помог

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A n

1 ( assistance) aide f ; ( in an emergency) secours m ; to need some help with the cooking/gardening avoir besoin d'aide pour faire la cuisine/le jardin ; with the help of à l'aide de [stick, knife] ; avec l'aide de [person] ; can I be of help (to you)? puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous? ; to be of help to sb [person] rendre service à qn ; [information, map] être utile à qn ; the information was of little help to us l'information ne nous a pas été d'un grand secours or ne nous a pas été très utile ; she was a great help to us elle nous a beaucoup aidés, elle nous a été d'un grand secours ; you're a great help! iron tu es vraiment d'un grand secours! ; to come to sb's help venir au secours de qn, venir en aide à qn ; to go to sb's help aller au secours de qn, prêter secours or assistance à qn ; to cry ou shout for help appeler à l'aide or au secours ; he is beyond help, he is past (all) help on ne peut plus rien pour lui ; it's a help if you can speak the language ça aide de parler la langue ; a degree would be a help un diplôme aiderait bien ; the tablets were no help les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ; there's no help for it il n'y a rien à faire ; she needs (professional) help gen elle devrait consulter un professionnel ; ( from psychiatrist) elle devrait voir un psychiatre ;

2 ( also daily help) ( cleaning woman) femme f de ménage ;

3 ¢ ( staff) domestiques mpl ; ( on farm) ouvriers mpl agricoles ; they need extra help in the bar ils ont besoin d'aide supplémentaire au bar.

B excl au secours! ; help! I've got nothing to wear for tonight! hum mince alors ○ ! je n'ai rien à mettre pour ce soir!

C vtr

1 ( assist) aider (to do à faire) ; ( more urgently) secourir ; we got the children to help us nous nous sommes fait aider par les enfants ; we must all help each other nous devons tous nous entraider or nous aider les uns les autres ; she helped them with the decorations elle les a aidés pour les décorations ; can you help me with this sack please? est-ce que tu peux m'aider à porter ce sac s'il te plaît? ; can I help you? ( in shop) vous désirez? ; ( on phone) j'écoute ; ( at reception desk) je peux vous aider? ; to help sb across/down/out aider qn à traverser/ descendre/sortir ; I helped him to his feet je l'ai aidé à se lever ; to help sb on/off with aider qn à mettre/enlever [garment, boot] ; she helped him through some difficult times elle l'a aidé à traverser des moments difficiles ;

2 ( improve) améliorer [situation, problem] ; he didn't help matters by writing that letter il n'a rien arrangé en écrivant cette lettre ; getting drenched didn't help my cold le fait de me faire tremper jusqu'aux os n'a pas arrangé mon rhume ;

3 ( contribute) to help to do contribuer à faire ; her article helped (to) increase public awareness of the problem son article a contribué à sensibiliser le public à ce problème ; the injection should help (to) ease the pain la piqûre devrait soulager la douleur ; these flowers will help (to) brighten the room ces fleurs devraient égayer la pièce ; this policy helps (to) keep prices down cette politique favorise la baisse des prix ;

4 ( serve) to help sb to offrir [qch] à qn [food, wine] ;

5 ( prevent) it can't be helped! on n'y peut rien!, tant pis! ; she can't help the way she was brought up elle ne peut rien changer à la façon dont elle a été élevée ; I can't help the way I feel je n'y peux rien ; he can't help being awkward/stupid! ce n'est pas de sa faute s'il est maladroit/stupide! ; I can't help it if the car breaks down! je n'y peux rien or ce n'est pas de ma faute si la voiture tombe en panne! ; I'm sorry I slammed the door-I couldn't help it excusez-moi d'avoir claqué la porte-je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; not if I can help it! sûrement pas! ; he won't win if I can help it je vais faire tout mon possible pour l'empêcher de gagner ; don't tell her any more than you can help ne lui dis pas plus qu'il n'en faut ; try not to change gear more often than you can help essayez de changer de vitesse le moins (souvent) possible ; she never works harder than she can help elle travaille toujours le strict minimum ; I can't help that je n'y peux rien ; you can't help but pity him on ne peut pas s'empêcher d'avoir pitié de lui.

D vi

1 ( assist) aider ; I was only trying to help! je voulais seulement aider! ; he never helps with the cooking/housework il n'aide jamais à faire la cuisine/le ménage ; they offered to help with the expenses ils ont offert d'aider à payer les frais or de participer aux frais ; this map doesn't help much cette carte n'est pas d'un grand secours or ne sert pas à grand-chose ; will it help if I give you a clue? est-ce que ça t'aiderait si je te donnais un indice? ; every little helps ( when donating money) tous les dons sont les bienvenus ; ( when saving) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières ;

2 ( be an improvement) would it help if I turned the light off? est-ce que ce serait mieux si j'éteignais? ; it might help if we knew where they lived ça nous arrangerait de savoir où ils habitent, ça serait déjà quelque chose si on savait où ils habitent ; she tried going to bed earlier, but it didn't help much elle a commencé à se coucher plus tôt, mais ça n'a pas servi à grand-chose.

E v refl

1 ( serve) to help oneself se servir ; I helped myself from the fruit bowl je me suis servi dans la coupe de fruits ; help yourselves! servez-vous! ; help yourselves to coffee/cigarettes prenez du café/des cigarettes ; help yourselves to some more cake reprenez un peu de gâteau ;

2 to help oneself to ( pinch) piquer ○ ; he has been helping himself to the till il a piqué ○ (de l'argent) dans la caisse ;

3 ( prevent) to help oneself s'en empêcher ; I tried not to laugh, but I couldn't help myself j'ai essayé de ne pas rire, mais je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher or c'était plus fort que moi.

■ help along:

▶ help [sb] along aider [qn] à marcher [infirm person] ;

▶ help [sth] along faire avancer [process, negotiations, project].

■ help out:

▶ help out aider, donner un coup de main ○ ;

▶ help [sb] out gen aider, donner un coup de main ○ à ; ( financially) dépanner ○ ; ( in crisis) tirer [qn] d'embarras [person] ; his parents help him out with the rent ses parents l'aident à payer le loyer.

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.) hjálpa

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.) eiga þátt í

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða

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?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað

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?) aðstoð, hjálp

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður

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.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)

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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.)

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.) palīdzēt

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) palīdzēt

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palīdzēt

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?) Ko es varu darīt, ja līst?

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?) palīdzība

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) palīgs

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) palīgs

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.) glābiņš

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palīdzība; palīgs; glābiņš, līdzeklis; mājkalpotāja; sniegt palīdzību, palīdzēt; apkalpot, pasniegt; atturēties, izvairīties

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.) padėti

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.) padėti

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) padėti, palengvinti

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) padėti

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?) negalėti susilaikyti ne-, kuo... kaltas, kad...

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?) pagalba

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) padėjėjas, pagalba

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pagalbininkas, namų ūkio darbininkas

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.) išsigelbėjimas

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