1 (assistance) ayuda; (f) /doctors are involved with/ giving aid to the sick he was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy
to come/go to sb's aid acudir en ayuda en auxilio de algn;or (formal) (in argument) salir en defensa de algn; a neighbour rushed to his aid un vecino corrió en su ayuda en su auxilio;or (formal)
he had gone to the aid of a woman screaming for help no one came to his aid to go to the aid of a sinking ship we're coming to the aid of the people of Somalia at the request of the United Nations the French undoubtedly delayed in coming to the aid of the British at Ypres there are built-in patterns of response that come to our aid when we confront the trauma of our imminent death the teacher should respond by immediately going to the aid of the victim more than 30 countries have now come to the aid of the Kurds Jenny eventually came to his aid, saying that the plan had been her idea anyway
a charity performance in aid of the blindin una representación benéfica a beneficio de los ciegos what's all this in aid of? (informal) ¿a qué viene todo esto?
what are all these questions in aid of? so what's this dinner invitation in aid of? is that what all those tears were in aid of?
with the aid ofwith con la ayuda de she could only walk with the aid of crutches solo podía andar con la ayuda ayudándose de unas muletas;or
with the aid of their long jaws they pull their prey apart he succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered they combine these elements with the aid of the sun's energy
the star can be seen without the aid of a telescopewithout la estrella se puede ver sin necesidad ayuda de un telescopio;or sit up [without] the aid of your hands without the aid of they were able to converse without the aid of an interpreter
2 (economic, medical) ayuda; (f) they have pledged millions of dollars in aid the US is stepping up its aid efforts regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia he is appealing for Western aid to help rescue the Soviet Union's failing economy disabled parents unable to get the financial aid they need to care for their children it provides some technical and financial aid to Russia foreign aid is desperately needed
to give aid prestar ayuda
they give technical aid to developing countries the French gave substantial aid to the rebels in the past Paris has given aid to dictatorial governments with few strings attached
3 (book, tool) ayuda; (f) the book is an invaluable aid to teachers el libro es una ayuda valiosísima para los profesores
she was my aid in times of trouble the new law gives authorities a responsibility to provide aids to the disabled
