| Russian | English |
| обращаться за помощью к | have recourse to |
| обращаться за помощью к | have recurrence to |
| обращаться за помощью к | resort to |
| обращаться к вам за помощью | call on you for help (on him for a hundred pounds, on her for an explanation, etc., и т.д.) |
| обращаться к кому-л. за помощью | look to smb. for help (for advice, for guidance, for comfort, for a loan of money, etc., и т.д.) |
| обращаться к нему за помощью | draw on him for help (on smb. for money, on one's friends for a loan, etc., и т.д.) |
| обращаться к полицейскому за помощью | apply to the policeman for aid (to the consul for a passport, to the doctor for advice, etc., и т.д.) |
| обращаться к своему брату и т.д. за помощью | go to his brother to his friends, to the government, etc. for help |
