verb: to be sympathetic = simpatizar
adjective: sympathetic = compasivo (compassionate), comprensivo (understanding)
Do not use 'simpático'. This is a "false friend" which actually means 'friendly', not sympathetic.
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simpático means nice or sympathetic in Spanish
The U.S. was not initially sympathetic to Cuba's independence, but rather, they were sympathetic to Cuba's struggle for independence. The U.S. had compassion for what they were going through. At the end of the Spanish-American War the U.S. recognized Cuba's independence from Spain.
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It is a cognate for the English word "sympathetic". It generally means someone who is kind.
Sympathetic
sympathetic nervous system.
James is a very SYMPATHETIC guy
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my mum is so sympathetic