lend a hand

English

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Verb

lend a hand (third-person singular simple present lends a hand, present participle lending a hand, simple past and past participle lent a hand)

(idiomatic) To help or assist, especially voluntarily.
If we all lend a hand, the work will go quickly.

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Translations

to help or assist

Catalan: donar un cop de mà
Finnish: auttaa (fi)
German: jemandem zur Hand gehen (de)
Italian: dare una mano
Portuguese: dar a mão (pt), dar uma mão (pt)
Spanish: echar una mano (es), tender una mano, echar un cable (es), echar un capote
Swedish: ge någon en hand

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