help oneself

sich bedienen

Sich selbst Essen oder andere Dinge nehmen, häufig nachdem man dazu eingeladen wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: To take food or other things yourself, often after someone has invited you to do so.

• Help yourself to a biscuit.
• The guests helped themselves to drinks.
• Can I help myself to a clean towel?

So benutzt man es: help oneself to something (Please help yourself to some soup.)

Synonyme: serve oneself

Häufige Wendungen: help oneself, help oneself to something

sich beherrschen, sich zurückhalten

Seine Handlungen oder Gefühle kontrollieren; meist sagt man damit, dass man sich nicht zurückhalten kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To control your actions or feelings; usually used when saying you cannot stop yourself.

• I ate another biscuit; I could not help myself.
• She could not help herself and started laughing.
• Can you help yourself when someone offers you chocolate?

So benutzt man es: cannot help oneself (I knew I should stop laughing, but I could not help myself.)

Synonyme: control oneself, restrain oneself

Häufige Wendungen: cannot help oneself, help oneself

sich selbst helfen

Etwas tun, um die eigene Lage zu verbessern oder ein eigenes Problem zu lösen.

In einfachem Englisch: To do something that makes your own situation better or solves your own problem.

• You can help yourself by asking for advice.
• She helped herself recover by taking regular walks.
• People need opportunities to help themselves.

So benutzt man es: help oneself by doing something (You can help yourself by getting enough sleep.)

Häufige Wendungen: help oneself, help oneself recover