English-Czech translations for sympathy

• soustrast
  Vyjádřili jsme svou hlubokou soustrast. We have expressed our deep sympathy.
  Znění tohto ústního návrhu je: soustrast s lidem. That is the oral amendment: sympathy for the people.
  Chtěl bych řeckému lidu vyjádřit naši upřímnou soustrast a lítost. Our condolences and sympathy go to the people of Greece.
• empatie
• soucit
  Soucit je i v politice vznešenou ctností, ale jen soucit nestačí. Sympathy is a noble virtue in politics too, but sympathy is not enough.
  Soucit nemůže nahradit politické činy. Sympathy is no substitute for political action.
  Nepřijeli si do Bruselu stěžovat, aby vzbudili soucit nebo žádali o peníze. They did not come to Brussels to complain in order to arouse sympathy or ask for money.
• sympatie
  Lidé, kteří jsou postižení nenávistí k homosexuálům, nezasluhují žádné sympatie. People who are afflicted by hatred for homosexuals deserve no sympathy.

Definition of sympathy

• A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion
• The ability to share the feelings of another
• Tendency towards or approval of the aims of a movement
• Artistic harmony, as of shape or colour in a painting

Examples

• Many people in Hollywood were blacklisted merely because they were suspected of Communist sympathies

Related words

• sympathy strike
• offer sympathy
• express one's sympathy