helplessly

helplessly
adverb hilflos
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help·less·ly
[ˈhelpləsli]
adv (lacking help) hilflos; (weakly) machtlos
she laughed \helplessly sie hat sich halb totgelacht
they were \helplessly drunk sie waren völlig betrunken
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['helplIslɪ]
adv
look, stand, shrug, sob, drift, lie hilflos; (lit, fig = impotently) watch machtlos

helplessly confused — völlig verwirrt

helplessly drunk — sinnlos betrunken

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adv.
hilflos adv.

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