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1 ♦ sympathetic
♦ sympathetic /sɪmpəˈɵɛtɪk/a.1 comprensivo; sensibile; solidale; amichevole; affettuoso; cordiale; tenero: a sympathetic gesture, un gesto amichevole; sympathetic expressions, espressioni affettuose; (econ.) a sympathetic strike, uno sciopero di solidarietà; sympathetic words, parole di solidarietà; His colleagues were all very sympathetic, i suoi colleghi si sono mostrati tutti molto comprensivi; to find a sympathetic ear, trovare chi è disposto ad ascoltarci con comprensione; to lend sb. a sympathetic ear, mostrarsi disposto ad ascoltare2 congeniale; piacevole; gradevole; in armonia (con): a sympathetic atmosphere, un'atmosfera congeniale; sympathetic to the surrounding environment, in armonia con l'ambiente circostante3 che approva (qc.); che è d'accordo (con); favorevole (a); bendisposto (verso): to be sympathetic to, approvare; essere d'accordo con; He was quite sympathetic to my proposal, era (o si mostrò) del tutto bendisposto verso la mia proposta4 (anat.) simpatico: sympathetic nerve, nervo simpatico; sympathetic nervous system, sistema nervoso simpatico5 che agisce o si verifica per simpatia o per affinità: sympathetic magic, magia per affinità; (med.) sympathetic pain, dolore riflesso; (mus.) sympathetic string, corda di simpatia (o di risonanza)FALSI AMICI: sympathetic non significa simpatico nel senso di divertente, che desta simpatia.
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