sympathetic

compréhensif, compatissant

Qui se soucie des difficultés de quelqu’un et montre qu’il comprend ses sentiments.

En anglais simple : Caring about someone’s problems and showing that you understand how they feel.

• She gave me a sympathetic smile.
• My teacher was sympathetic when I explained.
• He listened with a sympathetic expression.

Comment l'utiliser : sympathetic to/towards someone (Her manager was sympathetic towards her.)

Synonymes : understanding, caring, compassionate

Contraires : unsympathetic

Expressions courantes : sympathetic listener, sympathetic towards someone, sympathetic smile, sympathetic look

favorable

Qui approuve une idée ou un projet et souhaite le soutenir.

En anglais simple : Agreeing with an idea or plan and willing to support it.

• The council was sympathetic to our plan.
• We found a sympathetic audience for our ideas.
• She is sympathetic towards calls for reform.

Comment l'utiliser : sympathetic to/towards something (The committee is sympathetic to the proposal.)

Synonymes : supportive, favourable

Contraires : opposed

Expressions courantes : sympathetic to something, sympathetic audience, sympathetic towards something

sympathique

Dû à un lien par lequel un effet sur une chose se répercute aussi sur une autre.

En anglais simple : Caused by a connection between things, so that an effect on one also affects another.

• The instrument produces sympathetic vibrations.
• The ritual uses sympathetic magic to encourage rain.
• Sympathetic resonance made the unused strings vibrate.

Expressions courantes : sympathetic magic, sympathetic vibration, sympathetic resonance