help

Pronúncia: hɛlp
    noun
  1. ajut, ajuda, assistència.
  2. auxili, socors.
  3. help! auxili!, socors!
  4. to call for help demanar auxili.
  5. to ask for help demanar ajuda.
  6. to lend one’s help ajudar algú, donar ajuda a algú.
  7. to come to someone’s help acudir a (ajudar \ socórrer) algú.
  8. past help sense remei, perdut, relinquit, desnonat.
  9. there’s no help for it no hi ha res a fer, no s’hi pot fer res, no hi ha remei, això no té remei.
  10. (by \ with) the help of amb l’ajut de.

  11. [servant] criada, minyona.
  12. [in shop] dependent.
  13. she has no help in the house no té minyona.
  14. we’re short of help in the shop ens fa falta més personal a la botiga.
  15. daily help assistenta.
  16. mother’s help mainadera.
    17. transitive verb
  17. [person] ajudar.
  18. [in distress] socórrer, auxiliar.
  19. [pain] alleujar, fer disminuir, fer marxar.
  20. [progress, digestion, etc.] facilitar
  21. [scheme] promoure, fomentar.
  22. so help me God ajudeu-me Senyor.
  23. to help someone to do something ajudar algú a fer una cosa.
  24. I’ve got a friend to help me tinc un amic que m’ajudarà.
  25. he knows how to help himself sap com sortir-se’n.
  26. God helps him who helps himself ajuda’t i ajudat seràs.
  27. to help along [person] ajudar.
  28. (idem) [scheme, etc.] promoure, fomentar.
  29. (idem) facilitar.
  30. to help someone down ajudar algú a baixar.
  31. to help someone on with a dress ajudar algú a vestir-se.
  32. to help someone out ajudar algú a baixar [d’un cotxe, etc.] .
  33. to help someone out of a jam ajudar algú a sortir-se d’un tràngol.

  34. [at table] servir.
  35. to help someone to wine servir vi a algú.
  36. please help yourself serviu-vos vosaltres mateixos si us plau.

    37. [with negation]
  37. I couldn’t help laughing no em vaig poder aguantar el riure, se’m va escapar el riure.
  38. he couldn’t help coughing li va venir molta tos, no parava de tossir.
  39. I couldn’t help doing it ho vaig haver de fer.
  40. I couldn’t help it no hi vaig poder fer res.
  41. don’t be away longer than you can help no triguis més del compte.
  42. can I help if she cries? què hi puc fer si plora?