helping hand

English

Helping hand(s), sense 2.

Pronunciation

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Noun

helping hand (plural helping hands)

1. (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.

   Thanks for lending a helping hand to the project.

3. (electrical engineering) A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
4. A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).

Translations

any assistance, help or aid

• Catalan: cop de mà m
• Finnish: auttava käsi, kolmas käsi (tool)
• French: coup de pouce (fr) m, coup de main (fr) m
• Hungarian: segítő kéz
• Icelandic: hjálparhönd (is) f, (lend a helping hand) rétta hjálparhönd, (give a helping hand) leggja hönd á plóg, leggja hönd á plóg
• Irish: lámh chuidithe f, lámh chúnta f
• Polish: pomocna dłoń f
• Swedish: handtag (sv) n, hjälpande hand c
• Tamil: உதவிக் கரம் (utavik karam), உதவிக் கை (utavik kai)
• Turkish: yardım eli
• Welsh: help llaw m