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Translation of help – English-Spanish dictionary

help

verb uk /help/ us /help/

MAKE EASIER

Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ I or T ] to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc. ayudar How can I help you? ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? I wonder if you could help me - I'd like some information about flights to New Zealand. Me pregunto si podría ayudarme. Me gustaría alguna información sobre vuelos a Nueva Zelanda. My dad said he would help with the costs of (= give part of the cost of) buying a house. [ + obj + (to) infinitive ] The $10,000 loan from the bank helped her (to) start her own business. El préstamo de 10,000 dólares del banco le ayudó a empezar su propio negocio. I feel that learning English will help (= improve) my chances of promotion at work. Creo que aprender inglés mejorará mis posibilidades de ascenso en el trabajo. Nothing can help her now (= her situation is too bad for anyone to be able to improve it). See also helpline B2 [ I or T ] If something helps a difficult or painful situation, it improves it or makes it easier or less painful. ayudar The morphine didn't seem to help (the pain). La morfina no parecía ayudar con el dolor. [ + (to) infinitive ] If something or someone helps to do something, that thing or person is one of several reasons for it happening. contribuir The drought has helped (to) make this a disastrous year for Somalia. La sequía ha contribuido a que este año sea desastroso para Somalia.

• The college now has a counsellor to help students with both personal and work problems.
• We've got to enlist some people to help prepare the food.
• Could I have a glass of water to help these pills go down ?
• It's kind of you to offer to help.
• She derived great satisfaction from helping other people.

STOP YOURSELF

 can't/couldn't help B1 If you can't/couldn't help something, such as acting in a particular way or making a particular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it. no poder evitar... It was awful, but I couldn't help laughing. "Stop giggling!" "I can't help it!" — ¡Deja de reírte! — ¡No puedo evitarlo! I can't help thinking (= my true feeling is that) she'd be better off without him.

GIVE/TAKE

B1 [ T ] to give something to someone ayudar Can I help you to some more soup? ¿Puedo servirte más sopa?

• Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
• "May I help myself to some more food?" "Yes, of course."
• I wish my lodger would ask before helping himself to my food.
• My daughter just helps herself to anything she fancies from my wardrobe - usually my only good clothes!
• I'm not sure whether we should be helping ourselves to these snacks - perhaps they're meant for later.

 help yourself B1 to take something for yourself servirse algo "Might I have some more bread?" "Please, help yourself!" — ¿Podría tomar un poco más de pan? — ¡Por supuesto, sírvase usted mismo!

Grammar

Help somebody (to) doWe use help with or without an object: …

Idioms

give/lend someone a helping hand God help someone it can't be helped so help me (God)

Phrasal verb

help (someone) out

help

noun uk /help/ us /help/ A2 [ U ] the act of helping another person ayuda Do you need any help with those boxes? ¿Necesitas ayuda con esas cajas? Her parents gave her some help with her bank loan (= paid some of it). Synonyms aid assistance relief succour UK literary support (HELP) B2 [ S ] something or someone that helps ayuda Having a satnav would be a help. Tener un GPS ayudaría. He was a great help (to me) while my husband was away. [ C ] UK old-fashioned someone who is employed to clean and do other small jobs doméstico, doméstica, asistenta a home help una asistenta doméstica

• The earthquake survivors are in desperate need of help.
• If you can just hold on I'll go and get some help.
• We really appreciate all the help you gave us last weekend.
• More help is needed for people on low incomes.
• If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.

Idiom

there's no help for it

help

exclamation uk /help/ us /help/  help! A2 shouted by a person who is asking for someone to come and save them from a dangerous situation ¡socorro!

• "Help! I'm drowning!" "Don't panic - I'm coming!"
• A woman was leaning out of the window shouting, "Help! Fire!"

(Translation of help from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of help | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

help verb [ transitive-intransitive ] /hɛlp/ to do or provide sth to make a situation easier ayudar Could someone help me carry this? ¿Alguien podría ayudarme a llevar esto? Friends helped with the cooking and cleaning. Los amigos ayudaron con la cocina y limpieza. resources that help us do our jobs better recursos que nos ayudan a hacer mejor nuestro trabajo I have given money to help the environment. He dado dinero para ayudar al medio ambiente.  can’t/cannot help yourself to be unable to stop doing sth no poder evitarlo I just can’t help myself – I love chocolate. Es que no puedo evitarlo – me encanta el chocolate.  help yourself colloquial used to invite sb to take food or drink servirse Please help yourself to some pie. Por favor, sírvete un poco de pastel.

(Translation of help from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

help noun /hɛlp/ [ uncountable ] the act of helping sb ayuda [ feminine ] Can I give you some help with that? ¿Puedo ayudarte con eso? I need help finishing my project. Necesito ayuda para terminar mi proyecto. She received/got help from her grandparents. Ella recibió/obtuvo ayuda de sus abuelos. [ uncountable ] sth that helps sb ayuda [ feminine ] He needs medical help. Él necesita ayuda médica. The information he gave me was no help at all. La información que me dio no sirvió de nada. [ singular ] sb who helps you ayuda [ feminine ]  a big help de gran ayuda Thanks! You’ve been a big help. ¡Gracias! Has sido de gran ayuda. [ uncountable ] a button on a computer screen where information is provided about the website, software etc. ayuda [ feminine ] Try clicking on Help. Intente hacer clic en Ayuda.

(Translation of help from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of help

help You told him that you would help him with writing. From the Cambridge English Corpus This first synthesis in turn helped in the production of a more perspicuous analysis, with a more satisfactory synthesis. From the Cambridge English Corpus The role of a doctor is to help the patient at all times and remove the anxiety surrounding the condition. From the Cambridge English Corpus And we can consider possible roles for computers in helping students acquire these necessary skills. From the Cambridge English Corpus Second, physically speaking, patients are usually helped in any such transfer by a nurse, a doctor, or one of the patient's relatives. From the Cambridge English Corpus These improvements could also complement and even enhance the benefits of drugs that help with the symptoms of dementia. From the Cambridge English Corpus Others pointed out that young people took tremendous risks attempting to help out their families. From the Cambridge English Corpus Pupils were told that they could ask their teachers, another adult or friend for help with the sheets if they needed this. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A1,B2,B1,B1,B1,A2,B2,A2

Translations of help

in Chinese (Traditional) 使更容易, 幫助，幫忙, （使）好轉… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 使更容易, 帮助，帮忙, （使）好转… See more in Portuguese ajudar, adiantar, melhorar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian मदत, मदतनीस… See more ～を手伝う, ～を助ける, 援助する… See more yardım etmek, fayda etmek, yararı olmak… See more aider, aide [feminine], aide [masculine-feminine]… See more ajudar, ajuda, auxili… See more helpen, bijstaan, hulp verlenen… See more யாராவது ஏதாவது செய்வதை சாத்தியமாக்குவது அல்லது எளிதாக்குவது, வேலையின் ஒரு பகுதியை நீங்களே செய்வதன் மூலம் அல்லது ஆலோசனை, பணம்… See more (कार्य का कुछ हिस्सा खुद करके या राय, धन, समर्थन आदि दे कर) मदद करना… See more મદદ, સહાય, ટેકો… See more hjælpe, gavne, ikke kunne lade være med… See more hjälpa [till], bidra till, förbättra… See more membantu, melegakan, bantu… See more helfen, beitragen zu, lindern… See more hjelpe, hjelpe til, hjelp [masculine]… See more مدد کرنا, مدد ملنا, آسانی ہونا… See more допомагати, сприяти, полегшувати… See more సహాయం… See more সাহায্য করা, সহায়তা করা, কাজের কিছু অংশ নিজে করে বা পরামর্শ… See more pomoci, posílit, ulevit… See more membantu, meredakan, melayani… See more ช่วย, ส่งเสริม, บรรเทา… See more giúp đỡ, giúp ích, cải thiện tình hình… See more pomagać, pomoc, na pomoc!… See more -를 도와주다, (충고, 돈… See more aiutare, aiuto, aiuto!… See more Need a translator?

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More translations of help in Spanish

• help out
• help desk
• helpline
• home help
• self-help
• domestic help
• help oneself

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• help (someone) out phrasal verb

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• God help someone idiom
• so help me (God) idiom
• a cry for help idiom
• there's no help for it idiom
• heaven help someone, at God help someone idiom

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  • Verb 
    • help (MAKE EASIER)
    • help (STOP YOURSELF)
    • can't/couldn't help
    • help (GIVE/TAKE)
    • help yourself
  Noun
  • Exclamation 
    • help!
• GLOBAL English–Spanish   
  • Verb 
    • help
    • can’t/cannot help yourself
    • help yourself
  • Noun 
    • help
    • a big help
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