Translation of sympathy – English–Dutch dictionary

sympathy

 
noun
  /ˈsimpəði/  
plural sympathies
a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble
medeleven
When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.
the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person
sympathie
I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude.
Are you in sympathy with the strikers?

(Translation of sympathy from the PASSWORD English–Dutch Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of sympathy

sympathy
In the context of decolonization, resistance by local farmers to vigorous colonial interventions sparked nationalist sympathies and briefly challenged desiccationist policies.
His sympathies lie with the small congregations and the forms of activity undertaken by their membership.
Activists with pro-labour sympathies assumed advisory roles in key ministries.
Any natural philosophical strategy which excluded spirits and sympathies from its world was condemned as tending to subversion and irreligion.
Whatever our sympathies may be—and they are deep and sincere—we have to look at the welfare of the community as a whole.
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My sympathies are with the women who have forked out several hundred pounds every year in tax for the past five or six years.
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Their moral imagination was constricted, their sympathies limited.
My own sympathies go with his view that one important thing to secure is simplicity in administration as well as continuity in policy.
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Translations of sympathy

in Chinese (Traditional)
理解, 同情(心),理解, 支持…
in Chinese (Simplified)
理解, 同情(心),理解, 支持…
in Spanish
compasión, lástima, simpatía [feminine…
in Portuguese
compaixão, solidariedade, compaixão [feminine]…
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सहानभूती, सहानुभूती…
同情, 思いやり, 同情(どうじょう)…
halden anlama, çelebice davranma, anlayış gösterme…
compassion [feminine], sympathie [feminine], sympathie…
compassió, llàstima…
(ஒரு வெளிப்பாடு) புரிதல் மற்றும் வேறொருவரின் துன்பத்தை கவனித்தல், ஆதரவு மற்றும் உடன்பாடு…
संवेदना, दया, सहानुभूति…
સહાનુભૂતિ, દયા, સમર્થન અને સંમતિ…
sympati, medfølelse, forståelse…
medkänsla, medlidande, sympati…
simpati…
die Anteilnahme, die Übereinstimmung…
sympati [masculine], forståelse [masculine], medfølelse…
ہمدردی…
співчуття, жалість, симпатія…
сочувствие, одобрение…
. సానుభూతి, మద్దతు, ఒప్పందం…
تَعاطُف…
সমবেদনা, সহানুভূতি…
soustrast, sympatie, souhlas…
simpati…
ความเห็นใจ, ความมีใจเหมือนกัน…
sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm, sự đồng tình…
współczucie, litość, solidarność…
동정, 공감…
comprensione, compassione, comprensione condoglianze…
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