helpless

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.

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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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	helpless - lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter" incapacitated powerless - lacking power
	2.	helpless - unable to function; without help lost 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

adjective

1. vulnerable, exposed, unprotected, defenceless, abandoned, dependent, stranded, wide open, forlorn, destitute The children were left helpless.
vulnerable safe, secure, well-protected, invulnerable

2. powerless, weak, disabled, incapable, paralysed, incompetent, unfit, feeble, debilitated, impotent, infirm Since the accident I am completely helpless.
powerless able, strong, fit, tough, powerful, healthy, capable, thriving, mighty, hardy, robust, sturdy, hearty

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helpless

adjective

1. Devoid of help or protection:

defenseless, unprotected.

2. Lacking power or strength:

impotent, powerless.

3. Not capable of accomplishing anything:

impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, powerless, weak.

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Translations

عاجِز، لا حول له ولا قُوَّه

bezmocný

hjælpeløs

hilflos

αβοήθητα

indefensodesvalidodesamparado

faible

gyámoltalan

ósjálfbjarga

indifesodeboleimpacciatoimpotente

hjelpeløs

nebogljen

âcizeli böğründeyardıma muhtaç

无依靠的无助的

helpless

[ˈhelplɪs] ADJ

1. (= powerless) [victim] → indefenso, inerme (more frm); [feeling] → impotente; [gesture] → de impotencia; (= incapacitated) → incapacitado
he is helpless without his crutches → sin las muletas no puede hacer nada
we were helpless to prevent it → no pudimos hacer nada para impedirlo
to feel helpless → sentirse impotente
she is a helpless invalid → está inválida y no puede valerse por sí misma
to be helpless with laughter → estar muerto de (la) risa
he lay helpless on the ground → yacía indefenso or inerme en el suelo

2. (= vulnerable) → indefenso
as helpless as a baby → tan 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) person → machtlos (against gegen); (= vulnerable) child, victim, invalid, gesture → hilflos; a helpless feeling → ein Gefühl nt → der Hilflosigkeit; he was helpless to prevent it → er konnte es nicht verhindern; he was helpless to resist → er konnte nicht widerstehen; to feel helpless → sich hilflos fühlen; she was helpless with laughter → sie konnte sich vor Lachen kaum halten; helpless state → Hilflosigkeit f; he is reduced to a helpless state → er 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 βοηθώayudar 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, assisterepomagać 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 διευκολύνωayudar, 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, fremmepomóc 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 καλυτερεύωayudar, 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 påpomóc 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 εξυπηρετώayudar, 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 zijnassistere, ekspedereobsługiwać 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 βοήθειαayuda abi كمك avunanto aideעזרה सहायता, मदद pomoc, pomaganje segítség bantuan aðstoð, hjálp aiuto 助け 도움 pagalba palīdzība bantuan hulphjelp, støtte, assistansepomoc 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 βοήθειαayuda abi كمك apu secoursעזר उपाय pomoc; pomagac segítség bermanfaat hjálp; hjálparhella aiuto 役立つもの 유용한 사람(것) padėjėjas, pagalba palīgs banyak menolong hulphjelperpomoc 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 βοηθόςcriado; 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 hulphushjelp; gårdsarbeiderpomocnik 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 βοηθόςayudante, 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 hulphjelper, arbeider, assistentpomocnik 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, χρήσιμοςservicial; útil abivalmis, kasulik كمك،مفيد avulias utileעוזר सहायक uslužan, od koristi szolgálatkész berguna hjálpsamur; gagnlegur utile 助けになる 도움이 되는 naudingas, paslaugus izpalīdzīgs; noderīgs sgt membantu nuttighjelpsom, tjenestevillig, nyttigpomocny, 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 nuttighjelpsomt, 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 χρησιμότηταutilidad abivalmidus كمك avuliaisuus utilitéתועלת मदद spremnost da se pomogne készségesség manfaat hjálpsemi; gagnsemi utilità 有用性 유익함 naudingumas, paslaugumas izpalīdzīgums sifat yg suka membantu nuthjelpsomhet, 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 μερίδαración, porción portsjon سودمند annos portionמנה 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 portieporsjonporcja 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, ανήμποροςdesamparado; 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 hulpelooshjelpeløsbezradny 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 hulpelooshjelpeløst, 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 αδυναμίαdesamparo; 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 hulpeloosheidhjelpeløshet, ubehjelpelighetbezradność 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 συγκρατούμαιcontenerse, 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 dépannerעוזר 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 bijstaanhjelpe, 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.

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helpless

adj (psych, etc.) indefenso

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