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Dictionary: as·sis·tance   (ə-sĭs'təns) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. The act of assisting.
  2. Aid; help: financial assistance.

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noun

    The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, hand, help, relief, succor, support. See help/harm/harmless.

 
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Definition: help
Antonyms: hindrance, hurt, injury, stop, stoppage


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Help given.

pronunciation The moon continues to glow without man's assistance.

Tutor's tip: Siblings are great "assistants" (helpers) for Saturday housekeeping chores, but they won't offer much "assistance" (aid) when you give them too many orders.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - assistance, hjælp, bistand, støtte

Nederlands (Dutch)
assistentie, bijstand, sociale bijstand

Français (French)
n. - assistance, aide, secours

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hilfeleistung, Mitarbeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βοήθεια, αρωγή, συμπαράσταση

Italiano (Italian)
assistenza

idioms:

  • legal assistance    assistenza legale
  • lend assistance    prestare soccorso a
  • rendere assistance    dare aiuto a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - assistência (f), ajuda (f), auxílio (m), participação (f)

idioms:

  • legal assistance    assistência (f) legal
  • lend assistance    emprestar assistência
  • render assistance    dar assistência

Русский (Russian)
помощь, содействие

idioms:

  • legal assistance    юридическая помощь за казенный счет
  • lend assistance    оказать содействие
  • render assistance    оказать содействие, помощь

Español (Spanish)
n. - asistencia, ayuda, socorro, auxilio, apoyo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hjälp, bistånd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
协助, 补助, 援助

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 協助, 補助, 援助

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 助力, 援助

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مساعده, عون, اسدا العون او المساعده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עזרה, סיוע, עזר‬


 
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