sympathy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sympathy in the English»French Dictionary

I.sympathy [Brit ˈsɪmpəθi, Am ˈsɪmpəθi] N

1. sympathy (compassion):

sympathy

compassion f

to feel sympathy for sb

éprouver de la compassion pour qn

to do sth out of sympathy for sb

faire qc par compassion pour qn

he pressed my hand in sympathy

il m'a serré la main en signe de compassion

she could show a bit more sympathy!

elle pourrait se montrer un peu plus compatissante!

‘with deepest sympathy’

‘avec notre or ma profonde sympathie’, ‘avec nos or mes sincères condoléances’

2. sympathy (solidarity):

sympathy

solidarité f

to be in sympathy with sb

être d'accord avec qn, être du côté de qn

I am in sympathy with their aims

je suis d'accord avec leurs objectifs

I have little sympathy for their cause

j'ai peu de sympathie pour leur cause

the workers have come out on strike in sympathy with the students

les ouvriers se sont mis en grève par solidarité avec les étudiants

the programme aroused public sympathy for victims of the famine

le public a été profondément ému par cette émission sur les victimes de la famine

3. sympathy (affinity, empathy):

sympathy

affinité f

there is a deep sympathy between them

il y a une grande affinité entre eux

II.sympathies N

sympathies npl (gen) POL:

what are her political sympathys?

quelles sont ses tendances fpl politiques?

to have left-wing/right-wing sympathys

être de gauche/de droite

my sympathys lie entirely with the workers

je suis entièrement du côté des ouvriers

sympathy strike N

sympathy strike

grève f de solidarité

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expend sympathy

prodiguer

I can do without your sympathy

je me passe de ta pitié

a pretence of love/sympathy

un amour/une sympathie feint/-e

Translations for sympathy in the French»English Dictionary

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sympathie

sympathy

je n'ai aucune sympathie pour

I have no sympathy for

sympathie

sympathy

croyez à toute ma sympathie

you have my deepest sympathy

témoignages de sympathie

expressions of sympathy

toutes mes condoléances

please accept my deepest sympathy

sincères condoléances

sincere ou heartfelt sympathy

faire grève par solidarité

to come out in sympathy Brit

faire grève par solidarité

to strike in sympathy Am

grève de solidarité

sympathy strike

n'essaie pas de m'apitoyer

don't try to get my sympathy

sympathy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sympathy in the English»French Dictionary

sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθi] N no pl

1. sympathy (compassion):

sympathy

compassion f

to have sympathy for sb

avoir de la compassion pour qn

vote of sympathy

témoignage m de sympathie

accept my sympathies

croyez à toute ma sympathie

2. sympathy (feeling of agreement):

sympathy

solidarité f

to be in sympathy with sb/sth

être solidaire de qn/qc

to do sth in sympathy with sb/sth

faire qc par solidarité avec qn/qc

to have sympathy with sb/sth

être en accord avec qn/qc

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to feel sympathy toward sb

ressentir de la compassion pour qn

I don't want your sympathy

je n'ai pas besoin de votre compassion

gain confidence, respect, sympathy

gagner

Translations for sympathy in the French»English Dictionary

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(toutes) mes condoléances!

my deepest sympathy!

sympathie

sympathy

tous mes regrets

you have my sympathy

sympathy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel sympathy toward sb

ressentir de la compassion pour qn

to have sympathy for sb

avoir de la compassion pour qn

vote of sympathy

témoignage m de sympathie

to be in sympathy with sb/sth

être solidaire de qn/qc

to do sth in sympathy with sb/sth

faire qc par solidarité avec qn/qc

to have sympathy with sb/sth

être en accord avec qn/qc

I don't want your sympathy

je n'ai pas besoin de votre compassion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ALU called sympathy strikes to defend the activists.

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

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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.

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They feel sympathy, but also wonder if he mattered in the time-flow.

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

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There was, if anything, more sympathy for the programme-makers, trying valiantly to dispose of this singularly unpopular family while retaining an element of drama.

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He had a great love for humanity and deep sympathy with the downtrodden and oppressed.

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Like many able men who have from early life administered responsible public posts, there appeared a certain want of sympathy in his demands upon others.

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

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

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