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sympathetic

UK: /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ US: /-ˈθe-/

Translation

adj
comprensivo,va
to be sympathetic about sth
ser compresivo con algo
Distinto de nice (simpático)
(Definition of sympathetic adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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