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with to) to give oneself or take (food etc)
Example:
Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly — help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.
| Arabic: | تَفَضَّل! إخْدِم نَفْسَك بِنَفْسَك! |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 自用 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 自助 |
| Czech: | posloužit si, vzít si |
| Danish: | tage selv; stjæle |
| Dutch: | zichzelf helpen, zichzelf bedienen |
| Estonian: | (endale) võtma |
| Finnish: | ottaa |
| French: | (se) servir (de) |
| German: | sich bedienen mit |
| Greek: | σερβίρομαι, παίρνω μόνος μου |
| Hungarian: | szolgáld ki magad!; vegyél (ételből) |
| Icelandic: | fá sér, ná sér í |
| Indonesian: | ambil sendiri |
| Italian: | servirsi |
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| Japanese: | 自由に使う |
| Latvian: | pasniegt; piedāvāt; paņemt |
| Lithuanian: | pasiimti, pasivaišinti |
| Norwegian: | forsyne seg, ta |
| Polish: | obsłużyć się samemu |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | servir-se |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | servir-se |
| Romanian: | a (se) servi (de, *cu) |
| Russian: | угощаться, брать; украсть |
| Slovak: | vziať si |
| Slovenian: | postreči si |
| Spanish: | servirse |
| Swedish: | ta för sig, varsågod och ta …, sno |
| Turkish: | almak |
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with cannot, ~could not) to be able to stop (oneself)
Example:
I burst out laughing when he told me — I just couldn't help myself.
| Arabic: | لا يَستطيع أن يوقف نفسَه، لا يَتَمالَك |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 抑制 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 抑制 |
| Czech: | pomoci si |
| Danish: | ikke kunne lade være |
| Dutch: | zich inhouden, zichzelf remmen of stoppen |
| Estonian: | end valitseda suutma |
| Finnish: | kyetä hillitsemään itsensä |
| French: | ne pouvoir s'empêcher de |
| German: | helfen |
| Greek: | συγκρατούμαι |
| Hungarian: | abbahagy |
| Icelandic: | kemst ekki hjá |
| Indonesian: | mencegah |
| Italian: | trattenersi |
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| Japanese: | 自分を抑える |
| Latvian: | noturēties |
| Lithuanian: | nieko negalėti su savimi padaryti |
| Norwegian: | ikke kunne dy seg for |
| Polish: | nie móc się powstrzymać |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | impedir-se |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | controlar-se |
| Romanian: | a nu se putea abţine |
| Russian: | удержаться (от чего-л.) |
| Slovak: | pomôcť si |
| Slovenian: | ne moči se upirati |
| Spanish: | contenerse, controlarse |
| Swedish: | behärska (hålla) sig |
| Turkish: | kendini alamamak |
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