auxiliary

aux·il·ia·ry

 (ôg-zĭl′yə-rē, -zĭl′ə-rē)

adj.

1. Giving assistance or support; helping.

2. Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary: the main library and its auxiliary branches.

3. Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator.

4. Nautical Equipped with a motor as well as sails.

5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb.

n. pl. aux·il·ia·ries

1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.

2. A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.

3. Grammar An auxiliary verb.

4. Nautical

a. A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.

b. A vessel, such as a supply ship or a tug, that is designed for and used in instances and services other than combat.

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[Middle English, from Latin auxiliārius, from auxilium, help; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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auxiliary

(ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ; -ˈzɪlə-)

adj

1. secondary or supplementary

2. supporting

3. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine: an auxiliary sloop.

n, pl -ries

4. a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant

5. (Nautical Terms) nautical

a. a sailing vessel with an engine

b. the engine of such a vessel

6. (Nautical Terms) navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat

[C17: from Latin auxiliārius bringing aid, from auxilium help, from augēre to increase, enlarge, strengthen]

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aux•il•ia•ry

(ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə-)

adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.

1. additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force.

2. used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: an auxiliary power system.

3. subsidiary; secondary.

4. (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails.

5. giving support; serving as an aid.

n.

6. a person or thing that gives aid; helper.

7. a subsidiary organization allied with a main body of restricted membership: the women's auxiliary.

8. auxiliary verb.

9. auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.

10. a naval vessel, as a supply ship, designed for other than combat purposes.

[1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting <auxilium aid <auxsis, past participle of augēre to increase, augment]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	auxiliary - someone who acts as assistant   aide assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" nurse's aide, nursing aide - someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training
Adj.	1.	auxiliary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
	2.	auxiliary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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auxiliary

adjective

1. supplementary, reserve, emergency, substitute, secondary, back-up, subsidiary, fall-back auxiliary fuel tanks

2. supporting, helping, aiding, assisting, accessory, ancillary the army and auxiliary forces
supporting first, leading, chief, main, prime, essential, primary, principal, cardinal

noun

1. helper, partner, ally, associate, supporter, assistant, companion, accessory, subordinate, protagonist, accomplice, confederate, henchman a nursing auxiliary

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auxiliary

adjective

1. Giving or able to give help or support:

accessory, ancillary, assistant, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive.

2. Used or held in reserve:

backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary.

noun

A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:

adjutant, aide, assistant, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second.

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Translations

جُندي مُحارِب مَع دَولة أحرىمُساعِد إضافيمُساعِد، إضافي

pomocnývojín pomocné službyvýpomocná síla

assistenthjælpe-hjælperhjælpetropper

helfendHelferHilfs-...Hilfstruppensubsidiär

auxiliar

abistav

apuapuverbiavustajaavustavalisä-

auxiliaire

pomoćnipričuvnisporedanusputanuzgredan

segédsegédcsapatok katonájatartalékkiegészítőkisegítő

aîstoîar-, hjálpar-auka-, viîbótar-málaliîi

ausiliareausiliariod'aiutodi sostegnosupplementare

보조

pagalbinissamdinystalkininkas

algotnispapildu

bijkomendextrahelpendhulp-hulpmotor

hjelperhjelpetropper

ассистентвспомогательныйвспомогательный глаголдополнительныйзапасной

vojak pomocných sílvýpomocná silavýpomocný

yardımcıyardmcı fiilyedekmuavin

援军辅助的辅助者

auxiliary

[ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ]

A. ADJ → auxiliar
auxiliary police (US) → cuerpo m de policía auxiliar
auxiliary staff (Brit) (Scol) → profesores mpl auxiliares

B. N

1. (Med) → ayudante mf

2. (Mil) auxiliaries → tropas fpl auxiliares

3. (also auxiliary verb) → verbo m auxiliar

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auxiliary

[ɔːgˈzɪljəri]

adj [forces, tanks] → auxiliaire

n → auxiliaire mfauxiliary verb n → verbe m auxiliaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

auxiliary

adj → Hilfs- (also Comput); (= additional) engine, generator etc → zusätzlich; auxiliary note (Mus) → Nebennote f; auxiliary nurse → Schwesternhelferin f; auxiliary program (Comput) → Hilfsprogramm nt; auxiliary verb → Hilfsverb nt

n

(Mil, esp pl) → Soldat(in) m(f) → der Hilfstruppe; auxiliaries pl → Hilfstruppe(n) f(pl)

(general: = assistant) → Hilfskraft f, → Helfer(in) m(f); teaching auxiliary → (Aus)hilfslehrer(in) m(f); nursing auxiliary → Schwesternhelferin f

(= auxiliary verb) → Hilfsverb or -zeitwort nt

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auxiliary

[ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ]

1. adj → ausiliario/a (Gram) → ausiliare

2. n (assistant) → assistente m/f, aiuto; (verb) → ausiliare m auxiliaries npl (Mil) → truppe fpl ausiliarie

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auxiliary

(oːgˈziljəri) adjective

helping; additional. auxiliary forces; an auxiliary nurse. hulp مُساعِد، إضافي помощен auxiliar (vý)pomocný Hilfs-... hjælpe-; støtte- βοηθητικός, εφεδρικόςauxiliar abi-, lisa- کمکی؛ اضافی avustava auxiliaire מסייע, עוזר सहायक pomoćni segéd- darurat aðstoðar-, hjálpar- ausiliare 補助の 보조의 pagalbinis palīg-; papildu tambahan hulp-hjelpe-, støtte-pomocniczy کمکی ، اضافی auxiliar au­xi­liar вспомогательный; дополнительный výpomocný pomožen pomoćni hjälp-, reserv-, extra- เสริม; หนุน yardımcı 輔助的 допоміжний; додатковий اضافی ، سود مند ، bổ trợ 辅助的

noun – plural auˈxiliaries –

1. an additional helper. hulp, helper مُساعِد إضافي помощник ajudante výpomocná síla der/die Helfer(in) hjælper; assistent βοηθόςauxiliar, ayudante abiline کمک avustaja auxiliaire כּוֹח עֶזֶר सहकारी dodatni segéd pembantu tambahan auka-, viðbótar- ausiliare 補助者 보조자 talkininkas palīgs pembantu tambahan helperhjelper, assistentpomocnik مرسته ajudante ajutor помощник výpomocná sila pomočnik pomoćnik assistent ผู้ที่ช่วยสนับสนุน yardımcı, muavin 輔助者 помічник معاون người phụ tá 辅助者

2. a soldier serving with another nation. hulptroep جُندي مُحارِب مَع دَولة أحرى помощни войски auxiliar vojín pomocné služby die Hilfstruppen hjælpetropper στρατιώτης που υπηρετεί σε ξένη χώρα auxiliar abiväelane نیروی برون مرزی vieraan maan palveluksessa oleva sotilas auxiliaire מְסַייֵע सहायक सेना pomoćni segédcsapatok katonája tentara asing yang membantu dalam perang málaliði ausiliare 外人部隊 외인 부대 samdinys algotnis askar bantuan bondgenoothjelpetropper żołnierz najemny د سرحد د باندی قوه یا نیرو auxiliar mer­cenar наёмник vojak pomocných síl pomožen (vojak) vojnik pomoćne (strane) trupe hjälptrupp, soldat i hjälptrupp ทหารที่ทำงานรับใช้ประเทศอื่น yedek 外籍 найманець امدادی فوج یا سپاہی lính chi viện 援军

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aux·il·ia·ry

a. auxiliar; ayudante.

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auxiliary

adj auxiliar

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