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sympati

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

sympathy · goodwill, liking

EtymologyOpphav

fra gresk; av sym-co-, con-, together- og -pati-pathy (suffering, illness or feeling) from Greek; from sym-co-, con-, together- and -pati-pathy (suffering, illness or feeling)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

positiv interesse for, innstilling til eller følelse for noe eller noen;
forståelse, velvilje;
motsatt antipatiantipathy
positive interest in, attitude towards or feeling for something or someone;
understanding, goodwill;
opposite of antipathyantipati
  • de følte sympati for ham they felt sympathy for him
  • jeg har stor sympati for forslaget I have a lot of sympathy for the proposal