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sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ]a. ( = pity) compassion f• I am in sympathy with your proposals but... je suis favorable à vos propositions mais...* * *['sɪmpəθɪ] 1.1) ( compassion) compassion f2) ( solidarity) solidarité f3) ( affinity) affinité f2.sympathies plural nounwhat are her political sympathys? — quelles sont ses tendances fpl politiques?
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A n1 ( compassion) compassion f ; to feel sympathy for sb éprouver de la compassion pour qn ; to do sth out of sympathy for sb faire qch 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 ( solidarity) 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 (affinity, empathy) affinité f ; there is a deep sympathy between them il y a une grande affinité entre eux.B 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. -
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(a) (compassion) compassion f;∎ to have or to feel sympathy for sb éprouver de la compassion envers qn;∎ he showed no sympathy for the children il n'a fait preuve d'aucune compassion envers les enfants;∎ her tears were only a means of gaining sympathy elle ne pleurait que pour qu'on s'attendrisse sur elle;∎ you have my deepest sympathies toutes mes condoléances;∎ our sympathies are with the families of the dead nous compatissons avec les familles des victimes;∎ if you do catch a cold don't expect any sympathy from me! si tu attrapes un rhume, ne compte pas sur moi pour te plaindre!(b) (approval, support) soutien m;∎ the audience was clearly not in sympathy with the speaker il était évident que le public ne partageait pas les sentiments de l'orateur;∎ she has strong left-wing sympathies elle est très à gauche;∎ I have no sympathy for or with terrorism je désapprouve tout à fait le terrorisme;∎ his sympathies did not lie with his own class il ne partageait pas les valeurs de sa propre classe;∎ to come out in sympathy (with sb) faire grève par solidarité (avec qn)(c) (affinity) sympathie f;∎ there was a strong bond of sympathy between them ils étaient liés par une forte sympathie►► sympathy card carte f de condoléances;sympathy strike grève f de solidarité
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