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helpless

/ˈhɛlplɪs/ adjetivo B1

En español: indefenso, desamparado, impotente, incapaz

  1. Unable to defend oneself.
  2. Lacking help; powerless.
  3. Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.
  4. Uncontrollable. · a helpless urge
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“They seem so helpless and frail.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 49 · B2
I sat helpless and unhappy, staring into the fire.
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1
But he had no arms at all, and, seeing this, the Scarecrow did not fear that so helpless a creature could prevent them from climbing the hill.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 137 · B2
Marilla looked at Anne and softened at sight of the child’s pale face with its look of mute misery--the misery of a helpless little creature who finds itself once more caught in the trap from which it had escaped.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 58 · C1

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