aid

aiuto, soccorso

Sostegno dato a chi ne ha bisogno o si trova in difficoltà.

In inglese semplice: Help given to someone who needs support or is in difficulty.

• She called for aid.
• We finished the job with his aid.
• Who came to your aid when you fell?

Come si usa: come to someone’s aid (A stranger came to our aid.)

Sinonimi: help, assistance

Espressioni comuni: come to someone’s aid, with someone’s aid, first aid

aiuto, assistenza

Denaro, cibo o medicine forniti a chi ne ha bisogno, spesso da governi o organizzazioni.

In inglese semplice: Help such as money, food, or medicine given to people who need it, often by governments or organizations.

• The country needs food aid.
• Several governments sent aid after the storm.
• Medical aid has reached the villages.

Sinonimi: assistance, relief

Espressioni comuni: foreign aid, humanitarian aid, send aid

ausilio, aiuto

Persona o cosa che aiuta a svolgere un’attività.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that helps you do something.

• This chart is a useful aid.
• He uses a hearing aid.
• The exercises work as memory aids.

Come si usa: aid to something (Pictures are a useful aid to learning.)

Sinonimi: helper, tool

Espressioni comuni: hearing aid, learning aid, aid to something, walking aid

aiutare, assistere

Dare sostegno a qualcuno o rendere più facile un’attività.

In inglese semplice: To help someone or make something easier to do.

• Exercise can aid recovery.
• Local people aided the rescue team.
• The extra money has aided our research.

Come si usa: aid someone in doing something (The guide aided us in finding the route.); aid in something (The new equipment aids in diagnosis.)

Sinonimi: help, assist

Contrari: hinder

Espressioni comuni: aid someone, aid recovery, aid in something