helping

helping
1. attributive adjective

lend [somebody] a helping hand [with something] — (fig.) [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

2. noun
Portion, die
* * *
noun (the amount of food one has on one's plate: a large helping of pudding.) die Portion
* * *
help·ing
[ˈhelpɪŋ]
I. n of food Portion f
to take a second [or another] \helping sich dat noch einmal nehmen [o fam auftun] [o SCHWEIZ a. schöpfen
II. adj attr, inv hilfreich
to give [or lend] sb a \helping hand jdm helfen [o geh behilflich sein]
to need a \helping hand Hilfe gebrauchen
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['helpɪŋ]
1. n
(at table fig) Portion f

to take a second helping of sth — sich (dat) noch einmal von etw nehmen

he even had a third helping — er nahm sich (dat)

the public appetite for huge helpings of nostalgia — das Bedürfnis der Öffentlichkeit nach großen Portionen Nostalgie

2. adj attr

to give or lend a helping hand to sb —

if you want a helping hand ... — wenn Sie Hilfe brauchen, ...

* * *
helping
A adj helfend, hilfreich: academic.ru/33430/hand">hand A 1
B s
1. Helfen n, Hilfe f
2. Portion f (Essen):
have (oder take) a second helping sich nachnehmen, besonders MIL nachfassen, einen Nachschlag fassen;
do you want another helping? möchtest du noch was?
* * *
1. attributive adjective

lend [somebody] a helping hand [with something] — (fig.) [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

2. noun
Portion, die
* * *
adj.
Hilfs- präfix.
helfend adj.
hilfreich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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