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Meanings of helpless in inglês

Lacking in or deprived of strength or power.

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Unable to function; without help.

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Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
The Irish Times
2
The problem, the problem, the problem was I lost all my feelings.
The Tracey Fragments
3
Siddig said his father appeared in good health but had lost weight.
Reuters
4
The reality is he has lost control of his party on Europe.
The Guardian
5
Have words and arguments lost their power to bring about social change?
BBC

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Usage of helpless in inglês
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It is, however, not a crisis in which the State is helpless.
The Irish Times
2
It's easy to feel helpless, but there's always a way to help.
BBC
3
Men normally helpless against fate, suddenly given the power of the gun.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
4
Trust me, slaughtering helpless birds and animals makes no sense to me.
Anthill: a novel
5
Practically speaking, judges are helpless without them, particularly when the unexpected happens.
King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
6
In a world with so many problems, it's easy to feel helpless.
The Guardian
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That knowledge made her feel small and helpless, worried for the future.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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Miss Belthorp blinked again; then in a somewhat helpless tone she said:
Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
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Dorin did not know what to say; he'd never felt so helpless.
Dancer’s Lament
10
Ali shrugged, almost as if he felt helpless to fix the problem.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
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Shappa knew his men looked helpless and vulnerable, without any real weapons.
Quest for honour
12
The men of the Lotus looked on in mute and helpless rage.
The Mucker
13
Yes, I suppose you're right, but I feel so helpless for Virginie.
Death du Jour
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Mays couldn't run away; without his reaction pistols he was quite helpless.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
15
When it was going wrong Pellegrini could be helpless to affect events.
The Guardian
16
They were helpless in the face of the great fact of sin.
Christianity and Ethics: A Handbook of Christian Ethics
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