sympathy

sympathy
'simpəði
noun
1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) compasión, lástima
2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) afinidad; comprensión; acuerdo (estar de acuerdo con alguien)
•
- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise
sympathy n compasión
I have a lot of sympathy for women in that situation compadezco a las mujeres que están en esa situación
El plural de sympathy se escribe sympathies
sympathy
tr['sɪmpəɵɪ]
noun (pl sympathies)
1 (pity, compassion) compasión nombre femenino, lástima; (condolences) condolencia, pésame nombre masculino
■ he didn't show much sympathy for my plight no mostró mucha compasión por la difícil situación en que me encontraba
■ we felt great sympathy for the victims of the tragedy sentimos gran compasión por las víctimas de la tragedia
■ please accept my deepest sympathy le ruego acepte mi más sentido pésame
2 (understanding) comprensión nombre femenino; (affinity) afinidad nombre femenino
■ there was an unusual bond of sympathy between them había un vínculo de afinidad insólito entre ellos
3 (agreement, support) acuerdo
■ I'm in sympathy with you estoy de acuerdo contigo
■ he had no sympathy with our point of view no estaba de acuerdo con nuestro punto de vista
plural noun sympathies
1 (condolences) condolencia f sing, pésame m sing
1 (loyalties, leanings) simpatías nombre femenino plural, tendencias nombre femenino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to come out in sympathy (with somebody) declararse en huelga por solidaridad (con alguien)
to express one's sympathy dar el pésame
letter of sympathy carta de pésame
sympathy ['sɪmpəɵi] n, pl -thies
1) compassion: compasión f
2) understanding: comprensión f
3) agreement: solidaridad f
in sympathy with: de acuerdo con
4) condolences: pésame m , condolencias fpl
sympathy
n.
• compasión s.f.
• lástima s.f.
• simpatía s.f.
• ángel s.m.
'sɪmpəθi
noun (pl -thies)
1)
a) u (pity) compasión f, lástima f
b) (condolences) (often pl)

please accept this expression of our deepest sympathy o sympathies — le rogamos acepte nuestro más sentido pésame or nuestras más sinceras condolencias (frml)

you have my deepest sympathy — lo acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha), mi más sentido pésame (fr hecha)

2)
a) u (support, approval)

I was in/out of sympathy with the majority — estaba/no estaba de acuerdo con la mayoría

to come out in sympathy with somebody — (Lab Rel) declararse en huelga en solidaridad con alguien; (before n) <strike, action> solidario, de solidaridad

b) sympathies pl (loyalty, leanings) (often pl) simpatías fpl

Republican sympathies — tendencias fpl republicanas

['sɪmpǝθɪ]
1. N
1) (=compassion) compasión f

have you no sympathy? — ¿no tiene compasión?

his sympathy for the underdog — su compasión por los desvalidos

you have my deepest sympathy — te compadezco

you won't get any sympathy from me! — ¡no me das ninguna pena!

a letter of sympathy — un pésame

I have no sympathy for him — no siento ninguna compasión or pena por él

to express one's sympathy (on the death of) — dar el pésame (por la muerte de)

2) (=agreement) solidaridad f

they came out in sympathy with their colleagues — se declararon en huelga por solidaridad con sus colegas

I have some sympathy with this point of view — comparto en parte este punto de vista

the sympathies of the crowd were with him — la multitud estaba de su lado or lo apoyaba

the sky clouded over, in sympathy with her mood — el cielo se nubló, poniéndose así a tono con su estado de ánimo

3) sympathies (Pol) simpatías fpl

she has expressed Republican sympathies — ha expresado sus simpatías por los republicanos

4) (=affinity) comprensión f , afinidad f (between entre)
2.
CPD

sympathy strike N — huelga f de solidaridad

sympathy vote N — voto m de solidaridad

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['sɪmpəθi]
noun (pl -thies)
1)
a) u (pity) compasión f, lástima f
b) (condolences) (often pl)

please accept this expression of our deepest sympathy o sympathies — le rogamos acepte nuestro más sentido pésame or nuestras más sinceras condolencias (frml)

you have my deepest sympathy — lo acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha), mi más sentido pésame (fr hecha)

2)
a) u (support, approval)

I was in/out of sympathy with the majority — estaba/no estaba de acuerdo con la mayoría

to come out in sympathy with somebody — (Lab Rel) declararse en huelga en solidaridad con alguien; (before n) <strike, action> solidario, de solidaridad

b) sympathies pl (loyalty, leanings) (often pl) simpatías fpl

Republican sympathies — tendencias fpl republicanas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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