can't help

Verb

 * 1)  Be unable to  a situation, or  something from happening.

Usage notes

 * Only negative forms of can help have this meaning of cannot avoid.
 *  No one can help laughing when he comes on stage.
 * Can help can have the meaning of be able to avoid only when the context has already established the use of can't help.
 * A: I can't help being scared.
 * B: Of course you can help it.
 * See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
 * I can't help agreeing with you.
 * I can't help but agree with you.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 忍唔住
 * Mandarin: ,
 * French: être plus fort que soi, ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de, ne rien pouvoir y faire
 * German: nicht umhin können, nicht lassen können, nicht anders können als
 * Italian: non poter fare a meno di, non potere fare a meno di, non poterci fare niente
 * Japanese: しないではいられない
 * Korean: 안 … -ᆯ(할) 수 없다
 * Russian: не мочь не
 * Spanish: no poder evitar de, no poder dejar de
 * Swedish: inte kunna låta bli, inte rå för, inte kunna rå för