Nomen

die Assistance

assistance, support, aid, help service

Die Assistance hilft bei einer Autopanne.

The assistance service helps with a car breakdown.

Rufen Sie die medizinische Assistance an.

Call the medical assistance.

die Assistance (the assistance service) The assistance service is available 24 hours.

Synonyms: Hilfe (help), Unterstützung (support), Beistand (aid)

Borrowed from French 'assistance', from Latin 'assistere' meaning 'to stand by'.

It's a cognate of the English 'assistance'. In German, it's a feminine noun (die) and often refers to a professional help service, like roadside or medical assistance.

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