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1 sympathetic
sympathetic [‚sɪmpə'θetɪk](a) (compassionate) compatissant;∎ sympathetic words des paroles compatissantes ou de sympathie;∎ they weren't very sympathetic ils ne se sont pas montrés très compatissants∎ the public is generally sympathetic to or towards the strikers l'opinion publique est dans l'ensemble bien disposée envers les grévistes;∎ she spoke to a sympathetic audience elle s'adressa à un auditoire bienveillant;∎ the town council was sympathetic to our grievances la municipalité a accueilli nos revendications avec compréhension(c) (congenial, likeable) sympathique, agréable;∎ he's not a very sympathetic character ce n'est pas un personnage très sympathique(d) Physiology sympathique;∎ the sympathetic nervous system le système nerveux sympathique, le sympathique►► sympathetic magic magie f sympathique;Music sympathetic string corde f qui vibre par résonanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sympathetic
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sympathetic [‚sɪmpəˈθetɪk]a. ( = showing concern) compatissantb. ( = favourable) favorablec. ( = likeable) sympathique━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]sympathique is not the most common translation for sympathetic.* * *[ˌsɪmpə'θetɪk]1) ( compassionate) compatissant; ( understanding) compréhensif/-ive; ( kindly) gentil/-ille; ( disposed) bien disposé (to, towards à l'égard de)2) ( friendly) sympathique3) [development] qui s'harmonise bien avec l'environnement4) Medicine (ortho)sympathique -
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1 ( compassionate) [person] compatissant (to, towards envers) ; [smile, remark, words, gesture] compatissant ; ( understanding) [person] compréhensif/-ive ; ( kindly) gentil/-ille, bienveillant ; ( well-disposed) [person, government, organization] bien disposé (to, towards à l'égard de), favorable (to, towards à) ; he is sympathetic to their cause il est solidaire de leur cause, il est de leur côté ;2 (pleasant, friendly) [person, manner] sympathique ;3 ( environmentally) [building, development] qui s'harmonise bien avec l'environnement ;4 Med (ortho)sympathique ; sympathetic nervous system système m sympathique ; sympathetic pregnancy grossesse f nerveuse. -
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[-'Ɵetik]adjective ((negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy: She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile.) compatissant; de sympathie -
5 sympathetic vibration
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > sympathetic vibration
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8 RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
RSDEnglish-French medical dictionary > RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
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9 in general
(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) en général -
10 bad
bad [bæd]1. adjectivea. mauvais ; [person] méchant• you bad boy! vilain !• bad dog! vilain chien !b. [mistake, accident, illness] gravec. ( = going badly) business is bad les affaires vont mal• how is he? -- (he's) not so bad comment va-t-il ? -- (il ne va) pas trop mald. ( = ill) to feel bad se sentir male. ( = guilty) to feel bad about doing sth s'en vouloir d'avoir fait qchf. ( = decayed) [food] mauvais ; [tooth] cariég. ( = harmful) (to be) bad for... (être) mauvais pour...• can exercise be bad for you? est-ce qu'il peut être mauvais de faire de l'exercice ?h. ( = not clever, not good) to be bad at... être mauvais en...• bad at English/spelling mauvais en anglais/en orthographe2. noun3. adverb( = badly) he didn't do too bad il ne s'en est pas mal sorti4. compounds► bad-tempered adjective [person] qui a mauvais caractère ; (on one occasion) de mauvaise humeur ; [look, answer] désagréable* * *[bæd] 1.1) ( evil)2) (unpleasantness, unfavourableness)2.1) (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable) [book, eyesight, cook, idea] mauvais (before n); [joke] stupideto have bad teeth/bad legs — avoir de mauvaises dents/de vilaines jambes
to be bad at — être mauvais en [subject]
to be bad at doing — ( do badly) ne pas être doué pour faire
not bad — (colloq) pas mauvais, pas mal (colloq)
2) ( unfavourable) [news, day, moment, smell, dream, result, omen, mood] mauvais (before n)it's bad enough having to wait, but... — c'est déjà assez pénible de devoir attendre, mais...
it looks bad — ou
things look bad — cela s'annonce mal ( for pour)
the journey/exam wasn't bad at all — le voyage/l'examen s'est plutôt bien passé
too bad! — (colloq) ( sympathetic) pas de chance!; ( hard luck) tant pis!
3) ( morally or socially unacceptable) [person, behaviour, reputation] mauvais (before n); [language, word] grossier/-ièreit is bad that — il est regrettable que (+ subj)
to feel bad — avoir mauvaise conscience ( about à propos de)
4) (severe, serious) [accident, attack, injury, mistake] grave5) ( harmful)smoking is bad for you ou your health — fumer est mauvais pour la santé
6) (ill, injured)‘how are you?’ - ‘not so bad’ — ‘comment vas-tu?’ - ‘pas trop mal’
to be in a bad way — (colloq) aller très mal
7) Finance [money, note] faux/fausse; [loan, debt] douteux/-euse8) ( rotten) [fruit] pourri9) (colloq) ( good) terrible (colloq)3.adverb (colloq) surtout US [need, want] méchamment (colloq)he's/she's got it bad — il/elle est vraiment mordu/-e (colloq)
••to be in bad — US avoir des ennuis
to be in bad with something — US être en froid avec quelqu'un
he's having a bad hair day — (colloq) ce n'est pas son jour
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ear [ɪər]1. nouna. oreille f• I'm all ears! (inf) je suis tout ouïe !• your ears must have been burning! (inf) vous avez dû entendre vos oreilles siffler !• you'll be out on your ear if you're not careful (inf) tu vas te faire virer (inf) si tu ne fais pas attentionb. [of grain, plant] épi m2. compounds* * *[ɪə(r)] 1.1) oreille finner/middle ear — oreille f interne/moyenne
2) Botany (of wheat, corn) épi m2.••to be all ears — (colloq) être tout ouïe
to be out on one's ear — (colloq) ( from job) avoir été mis à la porte (colloq); ( from home) être à la rue
to get a thick ear — (colloq) recevoir une baffe (colloq)
to have ou keep one's ear to the ground — garder l'œil ouvert
to play it by ear — fig improviser
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human [ˈhju:mən]1. adjective• he's only human after all après tout, ce n'est qu'un homme2. nounhumain m3. compounds* * *['hjuːmən] 1.noun humain m2.1) ( not animal) [race, behaviour, body, population] humain; [characteristic, rights] de l'hommehuman being — être m humain
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oh [əʊ]oh !, ah !• oh dear! oh là là !• oh no you don't! pas question !• oh, just a minute euh, une minute* * *[əʊ]exclamation oh!oh dear! — ( sympathetic) oh là là!; (dismayed, cross) mon Dieu!
oh (really)? — ( interested) ah bon?; ( sceptical) tiens donc!
oh really! — ( cross) ah c'est pas possible! (colloq)
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sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]a. ( = regretful) désolé• I am sorry to have to tell you that... je regrette d'avoir à vous dire que...• are you going? -- I'm sorry I can't tu vas y aller ? -- désolé mais je ne peux pas• you'll be sorry for this! vous le regretterez !b. ( = pitying) to feel sorry for sb plaindre qn• I'm sorry for you but... je suis désolé pour vous mais...• to feel sorry for o.s. se plaindre (de son sort)c. ( = woeful) triste* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) ( apologetic) désolé; ( for emphasis) navréI'm terribly sorry — je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré
I'm sorry to be a nuisance but... — excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais...
to be sorry about — s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change]
2) ( sympathetic)to be sorry to hear of something/to hear that — être désolé d'apprendre quelque chose/d'apprendre que
3) ( regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — et malheureusement
4) ( pitying)to be ou feel sorry for somebody — plaindre quelqu'un also iron
5) ( pathetic) [state, sight, business] triste; [person] minable2.1) ( apologizing) désolé!2) (failing to hear, understand)3) ( interrupting)sorry, time is running out — je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps
so we have two, sorry, three options — nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options
4) ( adding a comment)sorry, may I just say that — excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que
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15 insensitive
[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensible (à)2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensible (à)• -
16 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) coupé (de)2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) coupé (de) -
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1) (not in communication (with).) coupé (de)2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) coupé (de) -
18 sympathy
['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) sympathie2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) (en) sympathie•- sympathetically - sympathize - sympathise -
19 tender-hearted
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20 understanding
adjective ((of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic: an understanding person; Try to be more understanding!) compréhensif
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