sympathetic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sim′pə thetik)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
sympathetic nervous system n (anatomy: part of nervous system)sistema nervioso simpático loc nom m
sympathetic to [sth] adj (favourable towards)que simpatiza con loc adj
 The manager was sympathetic to Tom's ideas.
sympathy strike,
sympathetic strike
n
(supportive industrial action)huelga de solidaridad nf + loc adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'sympathetic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: is a sympathetic [boss, friend, listener, person], is sympathetic towards [children, students, everyone, strangers], was sympathetic to their [cause, idea, suggestion], more...

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