assist

aider, assister

Apporter son aide à quelqu’un pour faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To help someone do something.

• A nurse assisted the doctor.
• Our staff can assist you with your application.
• She assisted in organizing the event.

Comment l'utiliser : assist someone with something (He assisted me with the paperwork.); assist in doing something (Volunteers assisted in preparing the meals.)

Synonymes : help, aid

Contraires : hinder

Expressions courantes : assist someone with something, assist in something, assist someone

faire une passe décisive

Passer le ballon à un coéquipier qui marque juste après.

En anglais simple : To pass the ball to a teammate who scores immediately afterwards.

• She assisted the winning goal.
• He scored twice and assisted once.
• The midfielder assisted three goals during the tournament.

Expressions courantes : assist someone, assist a goal

passe décisive

Passe qui permet à un autre joueur de la même équipe de marquer.

En anglais simple : A pass that allows another player on the same team to score.

• She made a brilliant assist.
• He finished the game with six assists.
• The goal came from an assist by our captain.

Synonymes : scoring pass

Expressions courantes : record an assist, goal and assist, assist from someone

aide, coup de main

Action qui aide quelqu’un à réussir quelque chose ou à faire face à un problème.

En anglais simple : An action that helps someone achieve something or deal with a problem.

• The shelter received a useful assist.
• Thanks for the assist with my presentation.
• An assist from a neighbor helped us finish the repairs.

Synonymes : help, helping hand

Expressions courantes : give an assist, helpful assist, assist from someone

assistance

Action défensive au baseball qui aide un coéquipier à éliminer un adversaire.

En anglais simple : A defensive action in baseball that helps a teammate get an opponent out.

• The shortstop recorded an assist.
• Her throw to first base earned an assist.
• He finished the baseball game with three assists.

Expressions courantes : record an assist, defensive assist, assist by someone