helping

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(helping)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
helping n (food: serving) (comida)porción nf
  ración nf
 I'd like a large helping of apple pie.
 Me gustaría una gran porción de pastel de manzana.
helping of [sth] n (portion, share)porción de nf + prep
  ración de nf + prep
 Can I have another helping of mashed potatoes?
 ¿Puede comer otra porción de puré?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
help [sb] vtr (assist)ayudar a vtr + prep
 I could do the housework much more quickly if you helped me.
 Podría hacer las tareas del hogar mucho más rápido si me ayudaras.
help [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep (assist with)ayudar a alguien con loc verb + prep
 Can you help me with my homework?
 ¿Puedes ayudarme con los deberes?
help [sb] do [sth],
help [sb] to do [sth]
v expr
(assist in doing)ayudar a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
 Paul helped me start my car.
 I helped an elderly lady to cross the road.
 Paul me ayudó a arrancar el coche. // Ayudé a una señora mayor a cruzar la calle.
help [sb] vtr (save, rescue)ayudar vtr
  socorrer vtr
 Help him! He's having a heart attack!
 ¡Ayúdenle! ¡Está sufriendo un ataque cardíaco!
help [sth] vtr (improve)mejorar vtr
 Just ten minutes of study a day could really help your French.
 Diez minutos diarios de estudio realmente podrían mejorar tu francés.
help [sth] vtr (relieve)aliviar vtr
  ayudar a vtr + prep
 This syrup might help your sore throat.
 Este jarabe podría aliviar tu dolor de garganta.
help [sth],
help [sth] to do [sth]
vtr
(facilitate)facilitar vtr
  ayudar a vtr + prep
 Fibre helps digestion.
 La fibra facilita la digestión.
help [sb/sth] vtr (be useful to)venir bien loc verb
  ayudar vtr
 A little bit of salt would help his cooking.
 You could help me by holding up the other end of the table.
 Un poco de sal le vendría bien a su cocina.
help vi (give aid)ayudar vtr
 We ask all those who can to help.
 Pedimos la colaboración de todos los que puedan ayudar.
help with [sth] vi + prep (give assistance with)ayudar con, ayudar en vtr + prep
 We are looking for volunteers to help with sports coaching.
 Buscamos voluntarios que quieran ayudar con el entrenamiento del equipo.
Help! interj (call for assistance)auxilio, socorro interj
 Help! I can't move!
 ¡Auxilio (or: socorro)! ¡No puedo moverme!
help n (assistance)ayuda nf
 Louise was in need of some help.
 Louise necesitaba ayuda.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
help n (aid)ayuda nf
 Dictionaries can be of some help when writing essays.
 Los diccionarios pueden ser de ayuda al escribir ensayos.
help n informal ([sb] who helps)ayuda nf
 She was a great help.
 Ella fue de gran ayuda.
help n uncountable (employees, assistants)asistente, ayudante n común
 We have too much work on. We'll have to hire some help.
 Tenemos mucho trabajo. Tendremos que contratar un asistente (or: ayudante).
help n (relief)alivio nm
 A hot bath will be a great help to your sore back.
 Un baño caliente le dará un poco de alivio a tu espalda adolorida.
help n (employee, assistant)empleado doméstico, empleada doméstica loc nm, loc nf
 The hired help isn't very good. He broke three of my best plates while he was washing up.
 El nuevo empleado doméstico no es muy diestro. Rompió tres de mis mejores platos mientras lavaba.
the help npl dated (people employed in [sb]'s home)empleados domésticos loc nom mpl
 Don't worry about clearing the plates away; I'll get the help to do it.
 No te preocupes por lavar los platos, voy a contratar empleados domésticos para hacerlo.
help [sth],
help doing [sth]
vtr
informal (avoid, prevent)evitar vtr
 I can't help thinking she was right all along.
 No puedo evitar pensar que ella tenía la razón desde el principio.
help [sb] vtr (provide with support)ayudar vtr
 She really helped me when I was at my lowest point.
 Realmente me ayudó cuando estaba hundido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
help | helping
InglésEspañol
help [sth/sb] along vtr phrasal sep (give assistance to) (persona)ayudar a vtr + prep
  (persona)echarle una mano a loc verb + prep
  (proceso)facilitar, impulsar vtr
help out vi phrasal (give assistance)ayudar vtr
 He said he'd help out with moving the furniture, but in the end he never turned up.
 Dijo que me iba a ayudar a mudar los muebles, pero al final ni apareció.
help [sb] out,
help out [sb]
vtr phrasal sep
(give assistance to)dar una mano loc verb
 I'd like to help you out, but I'm short of money myself at the moment.
 Me gustaría darte una mano, pero estoy corto de plata en este momento.
turn to [sb],
turn to [sb] for help
vtr phrasal insep
(seek help from [sb])acudir a vi + prep
  recurrir a vi + prep
  (formal)encomendarse a v prnl + prep
 I'm in such a bad situation that I don't know who to turn to.
 Don't turn to him for help, he can't be trusted.
 Estoy en tan mala situación que no sé a quién acudir.
 Si necesitas ayuda, no recurras a él: no es de fiar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
helping | help
InglésEspañol
give [sb] a helping hand,
give a helping hand to [sb]
v expr
(assist, help)dar una mano solidaria loc verb
 You should give a helping hand to the needy.
 Deberías dar una mano solidaria a los necesitados.
  (coloquial)echar un cable loc verb
 Menos mal que mis hermanas me echaron un cable con las gemelas.
  echar una mano loc verb
  (coloquial)echar un cable loc verb
  (Cuba)echar un cabo loc verb
have another helping,
have a second helping
v expr
(receive additional serving of [sth])repetir vi
  servirse otra porción loc verb
 That pudding was delicious. Can I have another helping, please?
 La torta está deliciosa, ¿puedo repetir?
helping hand n (assistance) (coloquial)mano amiga loc nom f
  ayuda nf
 I shall never forget the helping hand you offered me in my time of trouble.
 Nunca olvidaré la mano amiga que me diste cuando estaba en problemas.
helping out n (act of giving assistance)ayuda, colaboración nf
helping professions npl (jobs in social or care work)profesiones de ayuda, profesiones de asistencia loc nom fpl
helping verb (linguistics)verbo auxiliar loc nom m
  auxiliar nm
second helping (of [sth]) n (food: another serving)segunda porción adj + nf
 I was so hungry, I had a second helping of stew.
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