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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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communicatively [kə'mju:nɪkətɪvlɪ]du point de vue ou sur le plan de la communication;∎ to be communicatively disposed être d'humeur expansive;∎ Linguistics to be communicatively competent avoir atteint une compétence de communicationUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > communicatively
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24 inclined
inclined [ɪn'klaɪnd]∎ to feel or be inclined to do sth (tend to) avoir tendance à faire qch; (have desire to) avoir envie de faire qch;∎ I'm inclined to agree j'aurais tendance à être d'accord;∎ he's inclined to exaggeration il a tendance à exagérer, il exagère facilement;∎ the drawers are inclined to stick les tiroirs ont tendance à se coincer;∎ he's inclined to put on weight il a tendance à grossir;∎ to be well inclined towards sb être bien disposé envers qn;∎ if you are so inclined si ça vous dit, si le cœur vous en dit;∎ I'm not musically inclined (don't like music) je ne suis pas très porté sur la musique; (have no talent) je n'ai pas de talent musical;∎ if you're that way inclined (if you want to) si cela vous dit;∎ familiar he's the other way inclined (in his sexual orientation) il est de l'autre bord;∎ familiar I'm not that way inclined je ne suis pas comme ça(b) (slanting, leaning) incliné►► inclined plane plan m incliné; -
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1 adverb(a) (affably, warmly) chaleureusement, affablement;∎ he has always treated me kindly il a toujours été gentil avec moi(b) (obligingly) gentiment, obligeamment;∎ she kindly offered to help us elle a gentiment offert de nous aider∎ to look kindly on sth voir qch d'un bon œil;∎ they don't take kindly to people arriving late ils n'apprécient pas beaucoup ou tellement qu'on arrive en retard;∎ I have always thought kindly of him j'ai toujours eu une bonne opinion de lui;∎ she spoke very kindly of you elle a dit des choses très aimables ou gentilles à votre égard;∎ to be kindly disposed towards sb/sth être bien disposé envers qn/qch∎ would or will you kindly pass the salt? auriez-vous la gentillesse ou l'amabilité de me passer le sel?;∎ kindly reply by return of post prière de répondre par retour du courrier;∎ kindly refrain from smoking prière de ne pas fumer∎ will you kindly sit down! asseyez-vous, je vous prie!(person, attitude) gentil; (smile) bienveillant -
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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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27 unfavourably
défavorablement;∎ to be unfavourably disposed towards sb/sth être mal disposé envers qn/qch;∎ his work compares unfavourably with his brother's son travail supporte mal la comparaison avec celui de son frèreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unfavourably
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