helpless

helpless
[ˈhelplɪs]
adjetivo
1impotente (powerless); indefenso(a) (defenseless)
  • we were helpless to prevent it -> no pudimos evitarlo
  • to be helpless with laughter -> no poder dejar de reír

helpless [jelp-les]
adjetivo
1Desamparado, destituído, abandonado.
2Irremediable.
3Inerte, desmañado, desvalido.
4Imposibilitado.

helpless [ˈhelplɪs]
adjective
1 (powerless) [+victim] indefenso; inerme; (formal) [+feeling] impotente; [+gesture] de impotencia; (incapacitated) incapacitado
you will be more or less helpless for a few days after the operation
he is helpless without his crutches sin las muletas no puede hacer nada
to be helpless [to] do sth
we were helpless to prevent it no pudimos hacer nada para impedirlo
to feel helplessfeel sentirse impotente
she is a helpless invalidinvalid está inválida y no puede valerse por sí misma
to be helpless with laughterlaughter estar muerto de (la) risa
he lay helpless on the groundlay yacía indefenso inerme en el suelo;or
2 (vulnerable) indefenso
how could anybody do that to a helpless child?
as helpless as a baby tan indefenso como un bebé

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