help

help
I 1. [help]
nome
1) (assistance) aiuto m., assistenza f.; (in an emergency) soccorso m.

with the help of sb., sth. — con l'aiuto di qcn., qcs.

can I be of help (to you)? — posso esserti d'aiuto?

to be of help to sb. — [person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.

you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!

to come to sb.'s help — venire in aiuto di qcn.

to cry for help chiamare aiuto; it's a help if you can speak the language serve saper parlare la lingua; there's no help for it non c'è niente da fare; he needs (professional) help — dovrebbe farsi vedere (da uno specialista)

2) (anche daily help) (cleaning woman) collaboratrice f. domestica
2.
interiezione aiuto
II 1. [help]
verbo transitivo
1) (assist) aiutare (do, to do a fare); (more urgently) soccorrere

to help each other — aiutarsi (l'un l'altro)

can you help me with this sack? — puoi aiutarmi con questo sacco?

can I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica

to help sb. across, down, out — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare, a scendere, a uscire

I helped him to his feet — l'ho aiutato ad alzarsi in piedi

to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]

2) (improve) migliorare [situation, problem]

he didn't help matters by writing that letter — non ha migliorato le cose scrivendo quella lettera

3) (contribute) contribuire, aiutare (to do a fare)
4) (serve)

to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]

5) (prevent)

it can't be helped! — è inevitabile! non ci si può fare nulla!

he can't help being stupid! — non è colpa sua se è stupido!

not if I can help it! — se posso evitarlo, no di certo!

he won't win if I can help it — non vincerà se riesco ad impedirglielo

don't tell her any more than you can help — non dirle più dello stretto necessario

I can't help that — non posso farne a meno, non posso farci niente

you can't help but pity him — non si può far altro che compatirlo

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (assist) aiutare

he never helps with the cooking — non dà mai una mano in cucina

to help with the expenses — partecipare alle spese

this map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto

every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)

2) (be an improvement)

would it help if I turned the light off? — andrebbe meglio se spegnessi la luce?

3.
verbo riflessivo
1) (serve)

to help oneself — servirsi

help yourselves to coffee — prendete del caffè

2)

to help oneself to — (pinch) servirsi da, rubare da

he has been helping himself to the till — si è servito dalla cassa

3) (prevent)

to help oneself — frenarsi, trattenersi

* * *
[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.) aiutare
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.) aiutare
3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) alleviare
4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aiutare
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?) evitare; impedire
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?) aiuto
2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) aiuto
3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) domestico; dipendente
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.) rimedio
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
* * *
I 1. [help]
nome
1) (assistance) aiuto m., assistenza f.; (in an emergency) soccorso m.

with the help of sb., sth. — con l'aiuto di qcn., qcs.

can I be of help (to you)? — posso esserti d'aiuto?

to be of help to sb. — [person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.

you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!

to come to sb.'s help — venire in aiuto di qcn.

to cry for help chiamare aiuto; it's a help if you can speak the language serve saper parlare la lingua; there's no help for it non c'è niente da fare; he needs (professional) help — dovrebbe farsi vedere (da uno specialista)

2) (anche daily help) (cleaning woman) collaboratrice f. domestica
2.
interiezione aiuto
II 1. [help]
verbo transitivo
1) (assist) aiutare (do, to do a fare); (more urgently) soccorrere

to help each other — aiutarsi (l'un l'altro)

can you help me with this sack? — puoi aiutarmi con questo sacco?

can I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica

to help sb. across, down, out — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare, a scendere, a uscire

I helped him to his feet — l'ho aiutato ad alzarsi in piedi

to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]

2) (improve) migliorare [situation, problem]

he didn't help matters by writing that letter — non ha migliorato le cose scrivendo quella lettera

3) (contribute) contribuire, aiutare (to do a fare)
4) (serve)

to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]

5) (prevent)

it can't be helped! — è inevitabile! non ci si può fare nulla!

he can't help being stupid! — non è colpa sua se è stupido!

not if I can help it! — se posso evitarlo, no di certo!

he won't win if I can help it — non vincerà se riesco ad impedirglielo

don't tell her any more than you can help — non dirle più dello stretto necessario

I can't help that — non posso farne a meno, non posso farci niente

you can't help but pity him — non si può far altro che compatirlo

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (assist) aiutare

he never helps with the cooking — non dà mai una mano in cucina

to help with the expenses — partecipare alle spese

this map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto

every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)

2) (be an improvement)

would it help if I turned the light off? — andrebbe meglio se spegnessi la luce?

3.
verbo riflessivo
1) (serve)

to help oneself — servirsi

help yourselves to coffee — prendete del caffè

2)

to help oneself to — (pinch) servirsi da, rubare da

he has been helping himself to the till — si è servito dalla cassa

3) (prevent)

to help oneself — frenarsi, trattenersi


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