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sympathy <pl sympathies> [Am ˈsɪmpəθi, Brit ˈsɪmpəθi] N

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1.1. sympathy U (pity):

sympathy

sympathy

sympathy (for sb/sth) the unemployed need more than sympathy

los desocupados necesitan algo más que compasión or lástima

I have some sympathy for the way she's been treated

en cierto modo la compadezco por la manera como la han tratado

1.2. sympathy (condolences) often pl:

you have my deepest sympathy

lo acompaño en el sentimiento

you have my deepest sympathy

mi más sentido pésame

a letter of sympathy

una carta de pésame

we called to offer our sympathies to his widow

fuimos a darle el pésame a la viuda

we called to offer our sympathies to his widow

fuimos a expresarle nuestras condolencias a la viuda form

2.1. sympathy 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 sb (go on strike to support)

declararse en huelga en solidaridad con alguien

to come out in sympathy with sb attr strike/action

to come out in sympathy with sb attr strike/action

2.2. sympathy <sympathies, pl > (loyalty, leanings):

sympathy

his sympathies lay with the strikers

sus simpatías estaban con los huelguistas

Republican/left-wing sympathies

tendencias fpl republicanas/izquierdistas

3.1. sympathy U (affinity, understanding):

sympathy

there was some sympathy between them

había una cierta afinidad entre ellos

3.2. sympathy U (empathy, harmony):

a profound sympathy with nature

una profunda empatía or armonía con la naturaleza

he yawned in sympathy

se le contagió el bostezo

coal prices fell in sympathy with oil

el precio del carbón cayó siguiendo la tendencia establecida por el precio del petróleo

sympathy vote N

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sympathy vote

voto m de simpatía

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my heartfelt sympathy

mi más sentido pésame

never-failing sympathy/interest

never-failing sympathy/interest

my heart goes out to you (in sympathy)

lo lamento muchísimo

my heart goes out to you (in sympathy) (on sb's death)

te acompaño en el sentimiento

counterfeit enthusiasm/sympathy

sham emotion/interest/sympathy

sham emotion/interest/sympathy

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huelga de solidaridad

sympathy strike

voto de simpatía

sympathy vote

conmiseración

sympathy

mostrar/sentir conmiseración por alg.

to show/feel sympathy for sb

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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθi] N no pl

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1. sympathy:

sympathy (compassion)

sympathy (understanding)

you have my deepest sympathy

le acompaño en el sentimiento

2. sympathy (solidarity):

sympathy

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sham sympathy

born quality, sympathy

command sympathy

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condolencia

sympathy

digno de compasión

worthy of sympathy

you have my deepest sympathy

le acompaño en el sentimiento

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The opposite is true for grief, with small grief triggering no sympathy in the impartial spectator, but large grief with much sympathy. en.wikipedia.org

And in so doing she might have elicited deeper sympathy and interest. en.wikipedia.org

This time, sympathy and support seemed to be on the side of the miners and their families. en.wikipedia.org

A sympathy for the little fellow and the underprivileged is a prevading characteristic of all his graphic work from that time on. en.wikipedia.org

The author successfully makes the reader feel for the characters and easily win their sympathy. en.wikipedia.org

Sympathy strikes may be undertaken by a union as an organization or by individual union members choosing not to cross a picket line. en.wikipedia.org

They filed suit to block the sale, but received almost no sympathy from other homeowners and were shunned or harassed by club members and residents. en.wikipedia.org

Such qualities as sympathy, pity or even gratitude are sadly lacking. en.wikipedia.org

He declined, stating that he was in sympathy with the movement but could not attend the organizational meeting. en.wikipedia.org

The ALU called sympathy strikes to defend the activists. en.wikipedia.org

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