help

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.) hjelpe, bistå, assistere

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.) være med på å skape, fremme

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

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

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?) (ikke) kunne la være å, kunne noe for (at)

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?) hjelp, støtte, assistanse

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

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hushjelp; gårdsarbeider

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.) (ikke lenger) noe å gjøre

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- helper

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

hjelp

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hjelpe

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subst. \/help\/

1) hjelp, bistand, assistanse

2) hjelp, botemiddel

• there is no help for it

det er det ikke noe å gjøre ved

3) hjelp, hjelpemiddel

• books are a help to knowledge

4) hushjelp, assistent, hjelper, medhjelper

be of help (to someone) være til hjelp (for noen)

• can I be of any help to you?

kan jeg hjelpe deg (med noe)?

• it wasn't (of) much help

det var ikke til særlig nytte

II

verb \/help\/

1) hjelpe, hjelpe til, være behjelpelig, assistere, bistå

• help someone on with her coat

hjelpe noen på med jakken

• help the police (in their investigations)

bistå politiet (i etterforskningen)

2) fremme, fremskynde

• this did not help the negotiations

3) hjelpe på, hjelpe mot

• help the cough

4) servere, forsyne

5) la være, dy seg, styre seg, beherske seg, hjelpe for, unngå

• I can't help it

jeg kan ikke noe for det, jeg kan ikke la være

• I can't help but admire him

jeg kan ikke la være å beundre ham

• I can't help laughing

jeg kan ikke la være å le

• I can't help being late

jeg kan ikke noe for at jeg er så sen

• I can't help his being so stupid

jeg kan ikke noe for at han er så dum

• how can I help it?

hva kan jeg gjøre med det?

• if I can help it

hvis jeg kan unngå\/forhindre det

• don't be longer than you can help

ikke bli lenger enn høyst nødvendig

• it can't be helped

det er ikke noe å gjøre (ved det)

• she could not help herself

hun kunne ikke la være \/ dy seg

every little helps alle monner drar

God help you if...! Gud nåde deg om...!

help forward eller help on hjelpe frem, fremme

help oneself hjelpe seg selv, klare seg selv forsyne seg

help oneself to something forsyne seg med noe, ta seg

help out hjelpe noen ut av en knipe, hjelpe til, gi en håndsrekning, være til hjelp for noen

• will 200 help you out?

• she helped out in the shop

hjelpe på, forbedre, (la) komme bedre frem

• this light helps out the picture

help someone to something servere noen noe, forsyne noen

• may I help you to some meat?

skaffe noen noe

help to hjelpe til (med), være med på, bidra (med)

• this helps to explain why it was never done

• a job would help (to) keep many young people off the streets

help yourself! vær så god! , forsyn deg!

• help yourself to some soup, please!

vær så god og forsyn deg med suppe!

so help me God! så (sant) hjelpe meg Gud!

what's done can't be helped gjort er gjort