English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “sympathy”

sympathy (ˈsɪmpəθi) 

Translations

noun

  1. (= compassion) compassion feminine

    with our deepest sympathy avec nos sincères condoléances

  2. (= support) sympathie feminine ⇒ I have some sympathy with this point of view. Je ne suis pas loin de partager ce point de vue., J'ai une certaine sympathie pour ce point de vue.

    to be in sympathy with [+ proposals, aims] être en accord avec

    to come out in sympathy with sb (= strike) se solidariser avec qn

Derived Forms

sympathies plural noun (= political inclinations) sympathies feminine plural ⇒ His sympathies lie with the Liberals. Ses sympathies vont aux libéraux.

'sympathy' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: تَعَاطُفPronunciation for تَعَاطُف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: compaixãoPronunciation for compaixão
  • Chinese: 同情心Pronunciation for 同情心
  • Croatian: simpatijaPronunciation for simpatija
  • Czech: soucitPronunciation for soucit
  • Danish: sympatiPronunciation for sympati
  • Dutch: sympathiePronunciation for sympathie
  • European Spanish: lástimaPronunciation for lástimacompasión
  • Finnish: sympatiaPronunciation for sympatia
  • French: compassionPronunciation for compassion
  • German: MitgefühlPronunciation for Mitgefühl
  • Greek: συμπόνιαPronunciation for συμπόνια
  • Italian: comprensionePronunciation for comprensione
  • Japanese: 同情Pronunciation for 同情
  • Korean: 동정Pronunciation for 동정
  • Norwegian: sympatiPronunciation for sympati
  • Polish: sympatiaPronunciation for sympatia
  • Portuguese: compaixãoPronunciation for compaixão
  • Romanian: compasiune compasiuni
  • Russian: сочувствиеPronunciation for сочувствие
  • Spanish: lástimaPronunciation for lástima
  • Swedish: sympatiPronunciation for sympati
  • Thai: ความเห็นใจPronunciation for ความเห็นใจ
  • Turkish: halden anlamaPronunciation for halden anlama
  • Ukrainian: співчуття
  • Vietnamese: sự thông cảmPronunciation for sự thông cảm

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