WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sympathetic adj | (understanding, compassionate) | comprensivo/a adj |
| | | compasivo/a adj |
| | Ellen's boss was sympathetic when Ellen explained about her father's illness and gave her the rest of the day off. |
| | El jefe de Ellen fue comprensivo cuando ella le explicó la enfermedad de su padre, y le dio el día libre. |
| sympathetic adj | (showing compassion) | compasivo/a adj |
| | | empático adj |
| | The nurse gave the patient a sympathetic smile. |
| | La enfermera tuvo una sonrisa compasiva con el paciente. |
sympathetic to [sth/sb],
sympathetic toward [sth/sb],
also UK: sympathetic towards [sth/sb] adj + prep | (showing understanding) | comprensivo con adj + prep |
| | | compasivo con adj + prep |
| | The teacher is sympathetic to the problems of her teenage students. |
| | La profesora es comprensiva con los problemas de sus alumnos adolescentes. |
| sympathetic adj | (congenial, agreeable) | simpático/a adj |
| | | agradable adj mf |
| sympathetic adj | (physics: relating to bodily vibrations) | simpático/a adj |
| | The sitar has sympathetic strings. |
| | El sitar tiene cuerdas simpáticas. |
| sympathetic adj | (biology: relating to nervous system) | simpático/a adj |
| | The sympathetic nerves travel down the spinal cord. |
| | Los nervios simpáticos recorren la médula espinal. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
'sympathetic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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