helpless

impuissant, sans défense

Incapable de s’occuper de soi, de se protéger ou d’améliorer la situation.

En anglais simple : Unable to look after yourself, protect yourself, or do anything to improve a situation.

• The baby was helpless.
• I felt helpless when my friend became ill.
• Without their support, she would have been completely helpless.

Synonymes : powerless, defenceless

Expressions courantes : feel helpless, helpless baby, completely helpless, helpless victim

incontrôlable

Incapable de se maîtriser à cause d’une émotion très forte.

En anglais simple : Unable to control yourself because a feeling is very strong.

• We were helpless with laughter.
• She shook with helpless rage.
• His joke sent us into helpless giggles.

Comment l'utiliser : helpless with something (They were helpless with laughter at his story.)

Synonymes : uncontrollable

Expressions courantes : helpless with laughter, helpless with rage, helpless giggles

incontrôlable

Une émotion ou une réaction si forte qu’on ne peut ni l’arrêter ni la maîtriser.

En anglais simple : A feeling or reaction is so strong that you cannot stop or control it.

• She burst into helpless laughter.
• He felt a helpless urge to cry.
• Helpless rage filled her as she read the letter.

Synonymes : uncontrollable, unrestrained

Contraires : controlled

Expressions courantes : helpless laughter, helpless urge, helpless rage