Definition of sympathiser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

relation amicalecréer des liens amicaux avec quelqu'un

Les deux voisins ont tout de suite sympathisé.

se lier d'amitié

se rapprocher

affectionéprouver de la bienveillance ou de l'affection pour quelqu'un

Je sympathise beaucoup avec ma nouvelle collègue.

compatir

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Origin of sympathiser

grec, sym (avec) + pathos (sentiment)

Examples of sympathiser in a sentence

Les enfants ont vite sympathisé à l'école.
Ils ont vite sympathisé lors de la soirée.
Difficile de sympathiser avec quelqu’un de si réservé.

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English:hit it off, connect, ...
German:sich anfreunden, Sympathie empfinden, ...
Italian:fare amicizia, provare simpatia, ...
Spanish:simpatizar, sentir afinidad, ...
Portuguese:simpatizar, ...
Chinese:建立友谊, 有好感, ...
Japanese:親しくなる, 親しみを感じる, ...
Arabic:تآلف, أبدى مودة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְחַבֵּר, לְהַרְגִּישׁ חִיבָּה, ...
Russian:сдружиться, симпатизировать, ...
Ukrainian:потоваришувати, симпатизувати, ...
Catalan:fer amistat, ...
Danish:blive venner, synes om, ...
Dutch:vrienden worden, sympathiseren, ...
Greek:συμπαθώ αμέσως, συμπαθώ, ...
Khmer:រាប់អានគ្នា, រាប់អាន, ...
Korean:친해지다, 호감을 느끼다, ...
Polish:zaprzyjaźnić się, sympatyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):simpatizar, sentir afeição, ...
Romanian:a simpatiza, a prinde drag de, ...
Swedish:bli vän med, tycka om, ...
Thai:ถูกคอกัน, รู้สึกถูกชะตา, ...
Turkish:arkadaş olmak, sempati duymak, ...
Vietnamese:kết bạn, cảm thấy thiện cảm, ...

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