help

[hɛlp] 1. n

pomoc f; (charwoman) pomoc f domowa

2. vt

pomagać (pomóc perf) +dat

with the help of — (person) przy pomocy +gen; (tool etc) za pomocą +gen

to be of help to sb — być komuś pomocnym

help! — pomocy!, ratunku!

can I help you? — czym mogę służyć?

help yourself — poczęstuj się

he can't help it — nie może nic na to poradzić

I can't help thinking that … — coś mi się zdaje, że …

she couldn't help laughing — nie mogła powstrzymać (się od) śmiechu

* * *

[help] 1. 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.) pomagać

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.) pomóc

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomóc

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) obsługiwać

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?) móc sie powstrzymać, móc coś poradzić

2. 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?) pomoc

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocnik

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.) rada, ratunek

•

- helper

- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out