help

aiuto, assistenza

Ciò che qualcuno fa per rendere più facile un compito a un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: Things someone does to make a task easier for another person.

• Thank you for your help.
• She asked for help with the bags.
• Do you need any help?

Come si usa: help with something (I need help with my homework.); help from someone (We received help from our neighbours.)

Sinonimi: assistance, aid, support

Espressioni comuni: ask for help, need help, offer help, give someone help

aiuto

Persona o cosa che ti rende più facile un compito.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that makes a task easier for you.

• This map is a real help.
• You were a great help yesterday.
• Would a ladder be any help?

Come si usa: be a help to someone (Your advice was a great help to me.); be a help with something (The checklist was a help with packing.)

Sinonimi: aid, asset

Contrari: hindrance

Espressioni comuni: a great help, a real help, be a help

personale, domestici

Persone pagate per cucinare, pulire o svolgere altri lavori in una casa, fattoria o attività.

In inglese semplice: People paid to cook, clean, or do other work in a home, farm, or business.

• The hired help cleaned the house.
• They needed extra help for the harvest.
• She treated the domestic help poorly.

Sinonimi: staff, employees, servants

Espressioni comuni: the hired help, the domestic help, hire some help

aiutare, assistere

Fare qualcosa che renda più facile un compito a qualcuno o risolva un suo problema.

In inglese semplice: To do something that makes another person’s task easier or solves their problem.

• Please help me carry this box.
• He helped his mother cook dinner.
• Can you help with the washing?

Come si usa: help someone (to) do something (She helped me to open the box.); help someone with something (I help my brother with his homework.)

Sinonimi: assist, aid

Contrari: hinder

Espressioni comuni: help someone, help with something, help someone cook, help with homework

evitare, impedire

In espressioni negative, evitare un’azione o trattenersi; indica che non si riesce a farne a meno.

In inglese semplice: If you cannot stop yourself doing something, you do it without choosing to.

• I cannot help laughing.
• She could not help feeling nervous.
• He couldn’t help but look back.

Come si usa: cannot help doing something (I cannot help worrying about her.); cannot help but + verb (We could not help but smile.)

Sinonimi: avoid, prevent

Espressioni comuni: cannot help laughing, cannot help it, cannot help myself

servire, servirsi

Dare cibo o bevande a qualcuno, oppure prenderne per sé.

In inglese semplice: To give someone food or drink, or to take some for yourself.

• Help yourself to some cake.
• She helped the children to more soup.
• Have you helped yourself to a drink?

Come si usa: help someone to something (He helped his guest to another slice of pie.); help yourself to something (Please help yourself to some bread.)

Sinonimi: serve

Espressioni comuni: help yourself, help someone to something, help yourself to something

aiuto

Grido per chiedere di essere salvati o aiutati con urgenza.

In inglese semplice: A shout asking someone to rescue you or give you urgent assistance.

• Help! I cannot swim!
• She shouted, “Help! I’m trapped!”
• Help! Somebody call an ambulance!

Espressioni comuni: help me, help please, someone help

muoio, aiuto

Reazione online che esprime che qualcosa fa talmente ridere da non riuscire a smettere.

In inglese semplice: An online reaction showing that something is so funny you cannot stop laughing.

• Help, this video is so funny!
• Help, I can’t stop laughing at that caption.
• Help, did he really say that?

Sinonimi: lol

Espressioni comuni: help that’s hilarious, help i’m laughing, help this meme