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la ayuda

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[help]

sustantivo

1 ayuda (f) (aid)

help! -> ¡socorro!
to be of help to somebody -> ser de ayuda para alguien
thank you, you've been a great help -> gracias, has sido de gran ayuda
with the help of somebody, with somebody's help -> con la ayuda de alguien
to be beyond help -> no tener remedio
there was no help for it (familiar) -> no había más remedio (británico)
help menu (informática) -> menú (m) de ayuda

2 asistenta (f) (cleaning woman)

verbo transitivo

3 ayudar (aid)

to help somebody (to) do something -> ayudar a alguien a hacer algo
to help somebody on/off with his coat -> ayudar a alguien a ponerse/quitarse or sacarse el abrigo (Am)
can I help you? -> ¿en qué puedo servirle? (in shop)
to help one another -> ayudarse mutuamente, ayudarse el uno al otro
to help oneself to something -> agarrar or coger algo (español de España)
help yourself -> sírvete

4 (prevent)

I can't help it -> no lo puedo evitar
it can't be helped -> no queda otro remedio
I can't help laughing -> no puedo evitar reírme
she couldn't help overhearing -> no pudo evitar oír (la conversación)
not if I can help it! -> ¡no, si lo puedo evitar!

verbo intransitivo

5 ayudar

can I help? -> ¿puedo ayudar?

help [jelp]

sustantivo

1 Ayuda, auxilio, asistencia, socorro, remedio, apoyo, arrimo, protección, amparo, favor.

2 Medio, recurso; lo que contribuye a hacer adelantar o mejorar una cosa.

3 Criada; jornalera. (Estados Unidos)

4 Porción de comida tomada de una vez. (Familiar) (m)

To cry out for pedir socorro, llamar en auxilio. By the help of -> con auxilio de, por medio de
There is no help for it -> no tiene remedio

help [help]

noun

1 (assistance) ayuda; (f)

thanks for your help gracias por ayudarme; gracias por tu ayuda; the books were not much help los libros no me sirvieron de mucho

you may qualify for help with monthly payments the United States has given substantial financial help to Israel to deal with the absorption of immigrants she brought up her child without any financial help from the father they should make sure that medical help will be available in case of complications she will need medical help and counselling to overcome the tragedy she shouted but nobody came to her help new measures which come to the help of young unemployed people

to ask (sb) for helpask pedir ayuda (a algn)

always ask the pharmacist for help he has asked for help in tracing his sister

he is beyond helpbeyond ya no se puede hacer nada por él

to those beyond help they could only offer comfort, and the relief of some of the pain his ship was holed and sinking, damaged beyond help or repair

to call for helpcall (ask for help) pedir ayuda auxilio;or (shout for help) pedir ayuda auxilio a gritos;or

he's calling for help in developing a national consensus on the matter a Colombian fishing boat called for help when it developed engine trouble she was too frightened to call for help

to come to sb's helpcome acudir en ayuda auxilio de algn;or

financial helpfinancial ayuda económica; (f)

he [gave] me no help

to get helpget

he rushed off to get help salió corriendo en busca de ayuda; you'll get no help from me yo no te pienso ayudar

to go to sb's helpgo acudir en ayuda auxilio de algn;or

you've been a great help to megreat me has ayudado muchísimo

you're a great help! (humorous) ¡valiente ayuda!

medical helpmedical asistencia médica; (f)

it's no help (to say that)no no sirve de nada (decir eso)

there's no help for it but to ... no hay más remedio que

to be of help to sbof ayudar a algn

can I be of help? ¿puedo ayudar?; I was glad to be of help me alegré de poder ayudar

to [seek] help (from sb)

you should seek professional helpprofessional deberías consultar a un profesional; deberías pedir asesoramiento

they wait too long to seek help after they do get sick that's what leads addicts to seek help

to shout for helpshout pedir ayuda auxilio a gritos;or

they were on him before he could shout for help he was screaming for help

I could use some helpuse una ayudita no me vendría mal

with the help ofwith con la ayuda de

with his brother's help con la ayuda de su hermano; with the help of a knife con un cuchillo; ayudándose con un cuchillo

[without] (anyone's) help

2 (helpers)

we're short of help in the shop nos falta personal en la tienda; she has no help in the house no tiene a nadie que le ayude en la casa

we always need extra help at harvest time

3 (cleaner) asistenta; (f)

home mother

verb:transitive

1 (aid, assist) ayudar

he got his brother to help him consiguió que su hermano lo ayudara; that won't help you eso no te va a servir de nada; eso no te va a ayudar; can I help you? (in shop) ¿qué deseaba?; ¿en qué le puedo servir?

he gave me something to help the pain it helps industry/exports /it will help the environment by reducing/ traffic /pollution/ in towns and cities

to help (to) do sth ayudar a hacer algo

we helped (to) clean up afterwards it helps relieve nasal congestion the money will help to save the church my mum used to help cook the meals for the children he has helped to raise a lot of money the right style of swimsuit can help to hide, minimize or emphasize what you want it to

to help sb (to) do sth ayudar a algn a hacer algo

I helped him to get dressed understanding these rare molecules will help chemists to find out what is achievable America's priority is to help nations defend themselves this experience helped him (to) understand the problem better

to help each other/one another ayudarse el uno al otro

he ordered them to untie Filomeno's legs and help him up my friends helped me through the bad times

to help sb across the roadacross ayudar a algn a cruzar la calle

to help sb to their feetfeet ayudar a algn a levantarse

to help sb on/off with his coatonoff ayudar a algn a ponerse/quitarse el abrigo

to help sb [out of] a jam

I couldn't stand so he helped me upup no me podía poner de pie así que él me ayudó

to help sb [up]/[down]/[across] to help sb [with] sth

let me help you with that suitcasewith deja que te ayude que te eche una mano con esa maleta;or

he is helping the police with their enquiries she helps her son with his homework help him [with] the cooking

so help me God (as part of oath) y que Dios me ayude

so help me, I'll kill him! (informal) ¡te lo juro que lo mato!; (informal)

I'll kill him the next time I see him, so help me God! And so help me God, if I come back and find the carpet messed up, you're for the high jump! So help me God, as I went around the corner, who'd I run into? So help me God, I never thought I'd be in this room again he concluded his oath of office with the words `so help me God" I swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God

2 (at table)

to help sb to soup/vegetablesto servir sopa/verdura a algn

she helped him to potatoes

3 (avoid) evitar

"why are you laughing?" — "I can't help it" —¿por qué te ríes? —no lo puedo evitar; I can't help it, I just don't like him es superior a mí, me cae mal; "it's rather late now" — "I can't help that, you should have come earlier" —ahora es bastante tarde —no es mi culpa, tenías que haber llegado antes; it can't be helped no hay más remedio; ¿qué se le va a hacer?; he won't if I can help it si de mí depende, no lo hará; can I help it if it rains? ¿es mi culpa si llueve?; don't spend more than you can help no gastes más de lo necesario; you can't help feeling sorry for him no puede uno (por) menos de sentir lástima por él

he's a person you couldn't help but admire he can't help his nature I couldn't help thinking ... one cannot help wondering whether ... I can't help feeling this may be just another of her schemes

to help o.s.

(assist o.s.) ayudarse a sí mismo

don't think about helping others, think about helping yourself no pienses en ayudar a los demás, piensa en ayudarte a ti mismo

his philosophy is to help people help themselves

you won't help yourself by keeping silent no te vas a hacer ningún favor guardando el silencio

God helps those who help themselves a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando

(serve o.s.) servirse

help yourself! ¡sírvete!; she helped herself to vegetables se sirvió verdura

help yourself to bread there's bread on the table - help yourself

(take sth)

"can I borrow your pen?" — "help yourself" —¿me prestas el bolígrafo? —cógelo

just help yourselves to leaflets

(informal) (steal)

he's helped himself to my pencil me ha mangado el lápiz; (informal)

has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?

(prevent o.s.)

I screamed with pain, I couldn't help myself grité del dolor, no lo pude evitar

Jerry and Lise know their romance inflects hurt on others but they can't help themselves

verb:intransitive

ayudar

I was only trying to help solo intentaba ayudar; that doesn't help much eso no sirve de mucho; it helps if you plan ahead resulta más fácil si haces los planes por adelantado

you can help by keeping out of the way you can of course help by giving them a donation directly I could cook your supper though, if that would help

every little helps todo ayuda

interjection

help! ¡socorro!; ¡auxilio!

modifier

help menu (n) (Comput) menú de ayuda; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "help"

Imperative

help
you help
he/she helps
we help
you help
they help

Preterite

I helped
you helped
he/she helped
we helped
you helped
they helped

Present Continuous

I am helping
you are helping
he/she is helping
we are helping
you are helping
they are helping

Present Perfect

I have helped
you have helped
he/she has helped
we have helped
you have helped
they have helped

Past Continuous

I was helping
you were helping
he/she was helping
we were helping
you were helping
they were helping

Past Perfect

I had helped
you had helped
he/she had helped
we had helped
you had helped
they had helped

Future

I will help
you will help
he/she will help
we will help
you will help
they will help

Future Perfect

I will have helped
you will have helped
he/she will have helped
we will have helped
you will have helped
they will have helped

Future Continuous

I will be helping
you will be helping
he/she will be helping
we will be helping
you will be helping
they will be helping

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been helping
you have been helping
he/she has been helping
we have been helping
you have been helping
they have been helping

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been helping
you will have been helping
he/she will have been helping
we will have been helping
you will have been helping
they will have been helping

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been helping
you had been helping
he/she had been helping
we had been helping
you had been helping
they had been helping

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