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help·less

(hĕlp′lĭs)
adj.
1. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
2. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
3. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.

help′less·ly adv.
help′less·ness n.
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helpless

(ˈhɛlplɪs)
adj
1. unable to manage independently
2. made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling.
3. without help
ˈhelplessly adv
ˈhelplessness n
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help•less

(ˈhɛlp lɪs)

adj.
1. unable to help oneself; weak or dependent.
2. without aid or protection.
3. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: helpless with laughter.
4. affording no help.
[1125–75]
help′less•ly, adv.
help′less•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. helpless - lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
powerless - lacking power
2. helpless - unable to function; without help
hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
3. helpless - unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby"
dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
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helpless

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helpless

adjective
1. Devoid of help or protection:
2. Lacking power or strength:
3. Not capable of accomplishing anything:
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Translations
عاجِز، لا حول له ولا قُوَّه
bezmocný
hjælpeløs
gyámoltalan
ósjálfbjarga
nebogljen
âcizeli böğründeyardıma muhtaç

helpless

[ˈhelplɪs] ADJ
1. (= powerless) [victim] → indefenso, inerme (more frm); [feeling] → impotente ; [gesture] → de impotencia ; (= incapacitated) → incapacitado
he is helpless without his crutchessin las muletas no puede hacer nada
we were helpless to prevent itno pudimos hacer nada para impedirlo
to feel helplesssentirse impotente
she is a helpless invalidestá inválida y no puede valerse por sí misma
to be helpless with laughterestar muerto de (la) risa
he lay helpless on the groundyacía indefenso or inerme en el suelo
2. (= vulnerable) → indefenso
as helpless as a babytan indefenso como un bebé
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

helpless

[ˈhɛlpləs] adj
(= powerless) → impuissant(e)
to feel helpless → se sentir désarmé(e)
[baby] → sans défense
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

helpless

adj (= powerless) personmachtlos (against gegen); (= vulnerable) child, victim, invalid, gesturehilflos ; a helpless feelingein Gefühl ntder Hilflosigkeit ; he was helpless to prevent iter konnte es nicht verhindern ; he was helpless to resister konnte nicht widerstehen ; to feel helplesssich hilflos fühlen ; she was helpless with laughtersie konnte sich vor Lachen kaum halten ; helpless stateHilflosigkeit f; he is reduced to a helpless stateer ist zur Hilflosigkeit verurteilt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

helpless

[ˈhɛlplɪs] adj (rage, person, powerless) → impotente ; (person, vulnerable) → indifeso/a; (physically weak) → debole
a helpless invalid → un infermo
a helpless old lady → una povera vecchietta
helpless with laughter → morto/a dalle risate
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

help

(help) 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. help يُساعِد помагам на ajudar pomoci helfen hjælpe βοηθώ ayudar aitama كمك كردن auttaa aider לַעֲזוֹר सहायता करना pomoci segít membantu hjálpa aiutare 助ける 거들다 padėti palīdzēt membantu helpen, bijstaan, hulp verlenen hjelpe, bistå, assistere pomagać مرسته كول ، كومك كول كومك كېدل ajudar a ajuta помогать pomôcť, pomáhať pomagati pomoći hjälpa [till] ช่วย yardım etmek 幫助 допомагати ضرورت پوری کرنا، مدد کرنا giúp đỡ 帮助
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. help, bevorder يَلعَب دورا ، يُحَسِّن подпомагам ajudar pomoci; posílit beitragen zu hjælpe; gavne διευκολύνω ayudar, contribuir aitama تقويت كردن auttaa aider לַעֲזוֹר प्रोत्साहित करना biti od pomoci, pomagati, olakšati elősegít membantu eiga þátt í aiutare 役立つ 촉진하다 padėti palīdzēt membantu bijdragen aan, bijdragen tot være med på å skape, fremme pomóc پياوړي كول ajudar a servi la; a mări, a creşte способствовать pomôcť pripomoči pomoći bidra till, förbättra ส่งเสริม yardım etmek, yardımcı olmak 促進 сприяти بہتر یا زیادہ ممکن بنانا giúp ích 促进
3. to make less bad. An aspirin will help your headache. verlig يُقَلِّل ، يُخَفِّفُ подобрявам ajudar ulevit lindern hjælpe καλυτερεύω ayudar, aliviar leevendama شفا دادن auttaa soulager לַעֲזוֹר तकलीफ कम करना olakšati orvosol meredakan lækna, slá á alleviare 〜に効く (병, 고통 등을) 덜하게 하다 padėti, palengvinti palīdzēt melegakan helpen verminderen hjelpe på pomóc روغول ajudar a ameliora облегчать pomôcť (proti, pri) ublažiti ublažiti hjälpa mot บรรเทา iyi gelmek 補救 полегшувати; послаблювати شدت میں کمی لانا cải thiện tình hình 补救
4. to serve (a person) in a shop. Can I help you, sir? help يَخْدُم في دُكان обслужвам ser útil posloužit etwas tun hjælpe εξυπηρετώ ayudar, servir teenindama ياری كردن palvella aider לְסָיֵיע सेवा करना posluživati, pomoci kiszolgál melayani aðstoða aiutare 用を承る (손님에게) 응대하다 padėti palīdzēt bantu van dienst zijn assistere, ekspedere obsługiwać مرسته كول ser útil a ajuta быть полезным poslúžiť pomagati poslužiti hjälpa ให้ความช่วยเหลือ yardımcı olmak (店員)服務 допомогти کسی کا میں تعاون کرنا phục vụ trong cửa hàng (在商店)服务
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? kan nie help nie يتمالَك، يَمْنَعُ نفسَه не мога да не се (não poder) deixar de ubránit se; zabránit verhindern ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for δεν μπορώ να εμποδίσω no poder evitar mitte midagi muud üle jääma kui جلوگيري كردن ei voi olla tekemättä pouvoir, ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de לְהִימָנַע מ- कुछ करने में सक्षम नहीं होना ne mogu sebi pomoci, ne mogu ništa protiv toga nem tudja megállni, hogy ne tegyen vmit mau tidak mau komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað evitare; impedire 避ける ...못하게 하다 negalėti susilaikyti ne-, kuo... kaltas, kad... Ko es varu darīt, ja līst? menahan verhinderen, voorkómen (ikke) kunne la være å, kunne noe for (at) móc sie powstrzymać, móc coś poradzić مخه نيول، منع كول، بندول، درول (não poder) deixar de a (se) putea opri, a nu (se) putea opri удержаться; ничего не поделаешь ubrániť sa; zabrániť (ne moči si) pomagati doprineti låta bli, rå för, hjälpa อดไม่ได้ elinde olmak, kendini tutmak 不得不,禁不住 втриматися اختیار نہیں ہونا không thể ngăn chặn hoặc tránh được cái gì 无法避免,忍不住
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? hulp, bystand مُساعَدَه помощ ajuda pomoc die Hilfe hjælp βοήθεια ayuda abi كمك avunanto aide עזרה सहायता, मदद pomoc, pomaganje segítség bantuan aðstoð, hjálp aiuto 助け 도움 pagalba palīdzība bantuan hulp hjelp, støtte, assistanse pomoc مرسته ajuda ajutor помощь pomoc pomoč pomoć hjälp การช่วย yardım 幫助,幫助的結果 допомога مدد sự giúp đỡ hoặc được giúp đỡ 帮助
2. someone or something that is useful. You're a great help to me. hulp مُساعِد، مُعين помощ ajuda pomoc, podpora die Hilfe hjælp βοήθεια ayuda abi كمك apu secours עזר उपाय pomoc; pomagac segítség bermanfaat hjálp; hjálparhella aiuto 役立つもの 유용한 사람(것) padėjėjas, pagalba palīgs banyak menolong hulp hjelper pomoc مرسته ajuda ajutor помощник pomoc pomoč ispomoć hjälp คน หรือสิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์ yardım, yardımcı, işe yarar 有用的人或物 допомога مفید شے یا شخص người giúp đỡ; vật giúp ích 有用
3. a servant, farmworker etc. She has hired a new help. hulp, helper مُساعِد، خادِم помощник auxiliar pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka die (Aus-)Hilfe hjælper; medhjælper βοηθός criado; asistente; empleado; ayudante abiline كارگر apuri domestique, employé/-ée עוֹזֶרֶת नौकर služavka, namještenik, osoblje alkalmazott pembantu aðstoðarmaður domestico; dipendente 手伝 일꾼, 거들어주는 사람 pagalbininkas, namų ūkio darbininkas palīgs pekerja hulp hushjelp; gårdsarbeider pomocnik چوپړى، نوكر، مزدور auxiliar servitor, ajutor прислуга, работник pomocník, -čka sluga, hlapec pomćni radnik hemhjälp, dräng คนรับใช้ işçi, hizmetçi, uşak 幫手 помічник; слуга کوئی ملازم یا مددگار người làm 帮手
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. daar is niks aan te doen nie لا مَفَر من ذلك няма начин remédio pomoc die Abhilfe hjælp τρόπος αποφυγής, θεραπεία no hay nada que hacer, no hay remedio, no hay vuelta atrás pole midagi parata چاره ei voi estää on n'y peut rien תקנה किसी चीज को रोकने का उपाय tome se ne da pomoci, tome nema lijeka ezen nem lehet segíteni jalan lain engin leið að (hindra e-ð) rimedio 逃げ道 방지책 išsigelbėjimas glābiņš cara utk mengelak medicijn, kuur tegen iets (ikke lenger) noe å gjøre rada, ratunek چاره remédio (nu mai e) nimic de făcut средство pomoc ni pomoči pomoć inget att göra åt การหลีกเลี่ยง engelleme yolu 阻止某事的方法 засіб, порятунок کوئی چارہ نہ ہونا lối thoát 阻止某事的方法
ˈhelper noun
We need several helpers for this job. hulp, helper, handlanger مُساعِد помагач ajudante pomocník der/die Helfer(in) hjælper; medhjælper; assistent βοηθός ayudante, asistente abimees كمك avustaja assistant/-ante עוזר सहायता करने वाला pomagac segítő pembantu aðstoðarmaður aiutante, assistente 助力者 조력자 padėjėjas, pagalbininkas palīgs; palīgstrādnieks pembantu hulp hjelper, arbeider, assistent pomocnik مرسته ajudante asistent помощник pomocník pomočnik pomoćnik medhjälpare, hjälpreda, biträde ผู้ที่ช่วยเหลือ yardımcı, asistan, muavin 幫手 помічник مددگار người giúp đỡ 助手
ˈhelpful adjective
a very helpful boy; You may find this book helpful. behulpsaam, nuttig مُساعِد полезен útil prospěšný hilfreich hjælpsom; nyttig εξυπηρετικός, πρόθυμος να βοηθήσει, χρήσιμος servicial; útil abivalmis, kasulik كمك،مفيد avulias utile עוזר सहायक uslužan, od koristi szolgálatkész berguna hjálpsamur; gagnlegur utile 助けになる 도움이 되는 naudingas, paslaugus izpalīdzīgs; noderīgs sgt membantu nuttig hjelpsom, tjenestevillig, nyttig pomocny, przydatny مرسته útil de nădejde, util услужливый; полезный užitočný uslužen, koristen od pomoći hjälpsam, användbar ซึ่งช่วยเหลือ faydalı, yararlı, işe yarar; yardımcı 有幫助的 корисний مفید giúp đỡ; có ích 有帮助的
ˈhelpfully adverb
behulpsaam بِمُساعَدَه полезно de modo útil užitečně hilfreich hjælpsomt χρήσιμα, ευεργετικά útilmente abivalmilt بطور مفيد avuliaasti utilement בְּסִיוּע मदद से korisno, uslužno szolgálatkészen bermanfaat gagnlega utilmente 役立つように 유익하게 paslaugiai izpalīdzīgi; noderīgi membantu nuttig hjelpsomt, tjenestevillig użytecznie توګه د كومكي de modo prestável (în mod) util услужливо užitočne uslužno korisno hjälpsamt มีประโยชน์ yararlı bir şekilde 有幫助地 з наміром допомогти تعاون کی نیت سے hữu ích; ích lợi 有帮助地
ˈhelpfulness noun
hulpvaardigheid مُساعَدَه полезност utilidade prospěšnost die Nützlichkeit hjælpsomhed χρησιμότητα utilidad abivalmidus كمك avuliaisuus utilité תועלת मदद spremnost da se pomogne készségesség manfaat hjálpsemi; gagnsemi utilità 有用性 유익함 naudingumas, paslaugumas izpalīdzīgums sifat yg suka membantu nut hjelpsomhet, tjensetevillighet pomoc, użyteczność مرسته prestabilidade utilitate услужливость užitočnosť uslužnost korisnost hjälpsamhet มีประโยชน์ işe yararlılık 有幫助 послужливість; люб'язність مددگار ہونے کی کیفیت sự giúp ích 有帮助
ˈhelping noun
the amount of food one has on one's plate. a large helping of pudding. skeppie, porsie حِصَّه، مِقْدار порция porção porce die Portion portion μερίδα ración, porción portsjon سودمند annos portion מנה किसी की तश्तरी में भोजन की मात्रा jedna porcija jela (étel)adag porsi matarskammtur porzione 1盛り (음식) 한 사람의 몫 porcija porcija hidangan portie porsjon porcja ګتور porção por­ţie порция porcia porcija porcija portion ปริมาณอาหารที่เสิร์ฟให้กับคนหนึ่งคน porsiyon 一份(餐) порція کسی کی تھالی میں کھانے کی مقدار phần thức ăn đưa mời (食物的)一份
ˈhelpless adjective
needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself. A baby is almost completely helpless. hulpeloos, onbeholpe, hulpbehoewend عاجِز، لا حول له ولا قُوَّه безпомощен desamparado bezmocný hilflos hjælpeløs ανίσχυρος, ανήμπορος desamparado; indefenso, desvalido abitu درمانده avuton faible, impuissant חֲסַר אוֹנִים असहाय bespomocan gyámoltalan tak berdaya ósjálfbjarga indifeso, inerme 無力な 스스로는 어떻게도 할 수 없는 bejėgis bezpalīdzīgs tdk berdaya hulpeloos hjelpeløs bezradny بې وسه ، بې وزلى ، بې مرستى desamparado neajutorat беспомощный bezmocný nebogljen bespomoćan hjälplös หมดหนทาง yardıma muhtaç, eli böğründe, âciz 需要幫助的,無法自理的 безпорадний لاچار، بے یار و مددگار bất lực 无助的,无依靠的
ˈhelplessly adverb
ontredderd بِصورَة عاجِزَه безпомощно desamparadamente bezmocně hilflos hjælpeløst ανίσχυρα en vano, inútilmente abitult بطور ناتوان avuttomasti faiblement, sans puissance בְּחוֹסֶר-אוֹנִים लाचारी से bespomocno gyámoltalanul lemah hjálparvana; í úrræðaleysi in maniera indifesa 力なく 무력하게 bejėgiškai bezpalīdzīgi dgn tdk berdaya hulpeloos hjelpeløst, ubehjelpelig bezradnie بې وسى desamparadamente neajutorat беспомощно bezmocne nemočno bespomoćno hjälplöst อย่างหมดหนทาง çaresiz 無助地 безпорадно مجبوری کے ساتھ một cách bất lực 无能为力地,无助地
ˈhelplessness noun
hulpeloosheid, magteloosheid عَجْز، إنْعِدام الحيلَه безпомощност desamparo bezmocnost die Hilflosigkeit hjælpeløshed αδυναμία desamparo; inutilidad; incapacidad abitus درماندگی avuttomuus faiblesse, abandon חוֹסֶר יֶשַע लाचारी bespomocnost gyámoltalanság kelemahan hjálparleysi; magnleysi l'essere indifeso 無力 무력함 bejėgiškumas bezpalīdzīgums keadaan yg tdk berdaya hulpeloosheid hjelpeløshet, ubehjelpelighet bezradność بې وزلى desamparo neputinţă беспомощность bezmocnosť nebogljenost bespomoćnost hjälplöshet ความหมดหนทาง acizlik, çaresizlik 無助 безпорадність مجبوری sự bất lực 无可奈何,无能为力
help oneself
1. (with to) to give oneself or take (food etc). Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly – help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery. steel تَفَضَّل! إخْدِم نَفْسَك بِنَفْسَك! взимам си servir-se posloužit si, vzít si sich bedienen mit tage selv; stjæle σερβίρομαι, παίρνω μόνος μου servirse (endale) võtma از خود پذيرايي كردن ottaa servir לַקָחָת לְבַד लेना poslužiti se, uzeti szolgáld ki magad!; vegyél (ételből) ambil sendiri fá sér, ná sér í servirsi 自由に使う 마음대로 집어먹다 pasiimti, pasivaišinti pasniegt; piedāvāt; paņemt Silakan zichzelf helpen, zichzelf bedienen forsyne seg, ta obsłużyć się samemu له ځان څخه استقبال servir-se a (se) servi (de/cu) угощаться, брать; украсть vziať si postreči si poslužiti se ta för sig, varsågod och ta ..., sno ตักอาหาร almak 自助,自己拿(菜等) пригощатися; потягти خود سے کرنا tự phục vụ 自用,自取所需(食物等)
2. (with cannot, ~could not) to be able to stop (oneself). I burst out laughing when he told me – I just couldn't help myself. kan nie anders nie, kan niks daaraan doen nie لا يَستطيع أن يوقف نفسَه، لا يَتَمالَك възспирам се controlar-se pomoci si helfen ikke kunne lade være συγκρατούμαι contenerse, controlarse end valitseda suutma جلوي خود را گرفتن ei voi lopettaa ne pouvoir s'empêcher de לְהִימָנַע מ- रोकने में सक्षम होना ne mogu si pomoci abbahagy mencegah kemst ekki hjá trattenersi 自分を抑える 자기 스스로를 어떻게 하다 nieko negalėti su savimi padaryti noturēties menahan zich inhouden, zichzelf remmen of stoppen ikke kunne dy seg for nie móc się powstrzymać له خپله مخ نیول controlar-se a nu se putea ab­ţine удержаться pomôcť si ne moči se upirati suzdržati behärska (hålla) sig อดไม่ได้ kendini alamamak 自制 втриматися قابو نہ کر پانا không thể ngăn được 抑制
help out
to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty. I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby? uithelp يُساعِد لفترة قصيرَه помагам dar uma mãozinha vypomoci aushelfen hjælpe βοηθώ, διευκολύνω, δίνω ένα χεράκι echar una mano, ayudar (hädast) välja aitama كسيرا ياری كردن auttaa dépanner עוזר बहुत छोटे समय के लिए मदद करना pomoci nekome da izide (prode) iz poteškoce kisegít (vkit vmivel) membantu aðstoða dare un aiuto 手助けする 도와주다, (어려움 따위에서) 구해주다 padėti izpalīdzēt; izlīdzēt membantu sekejap-sekejap bijstaan hjelpe, bistå, støtte wybawiać z kłopotu یو سړی ته مړسته کول dar uma mãozinha a scoate din încurcătură помогать; выручать vypomôcť pomagati iz težav pomoći hjälpa till ช่วยให้พ้นจาก yardım etmek (常指某人有困難暫時)幫忙 виручити, допомогти کسی کی تھوڑی سے مدد کرنا giúp ai vượt qua tình huống khó khăn 帮助解决难题,(常指某人有困难暂时)帮忙
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helpless

a. desamparado-a, indefenso-a; desvalido-a, abandonado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

helpless

adj (psych, etc.) indefenso
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That the man was tied and helpless Sheeta could, of course, see; but that to the mind of the panther this would carry any suggestion of harm in so far as his master was concerned, Tarzan could not guess.
It gives me a horrible lonely, dazed, helpless feeling.
A strong breeze soon fanned the spark into a flame, and the eaglets, as yet unfledged and helpless, were roasted in their nest and dropped down dead at the bottom of the tree.
Of course I said fair and square at once what I had done, and why; then I showed the master the flies, some crushed and some crawling about helpless, and I showed him the wings on the window sill.
And here I am, unknown and unemployed, a helpless artist lost in London--with a sick wife and hungry children, and bankruptcy staring me in the face.
But still I had feared him, blind and helpless and listening, always listening, and I never let his strong arms get within reach of me while I worked.
It was with her I had to cope for the next four-and-twenty hours; and she filled me with a greater present terror than all those villains at the hall; for had not their poor little helpless captive described her as "about the worst of the gang?"
She was thinking of the helpless men in the inner chamber, and she quietly recalled the surgeon to a sense of his professional duties.
The susceptibility which would have been an impelling force where there was any possibility of action became helpless anguish when he was obliged to be passive, or else sought an active outlet in the thought of inflicting justice on Arthur.
Alexey Alexandrovitch, a man of great power in the world of politics, felt himself helpless in this.
His arms hung helpless at his sides; of his eyes only he retained control, and these he dared not remove from the lusterless orbs of the apparition, which he knew was not a soul without a body, but that most dreadful of all existences infesting that haunted wood--a body without a soul!
At last, however, she fell right into the wind's eye, was taken dead aback, and stood there awhile helpless, with her sails shivering.

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