simpático

adj.

1 nice, genial, attractive, charming.

2 sympathetic.

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simpático

► adjetivo

1 (amable) nice, likeable; (agradable) kind, friendly; (encantador) charming

■ Pepe me cae simpático I think Pepe's a nice guy

2 MEDICINA sympathetic

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerse el simpático / hacerse la simpática to ingratiate oneself (con, with), butter up ((con,-)

■ se pasa el día haciéndose el simpático con el jefe he spends all day buttering up his boss

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(f. - simpática)

adj.

nice, friendly

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ADJ

1) (=afectuoso) [persona] nice, pleasant, likeable; [ambiente] congenial, pleasant

¡qué policía más simpático! — what a nice policeman!

estuvo muy simpática con todos — she was very nice to everybody

los cubanos son muy simpáticos — Cubans are very nice o friendly people

no le hemos caído muy simpáticos — she didn't really take to us, she didn't really like us

siempre procura hacerse el simpático — he's always trying to ingratiate himself

me cae simpático — I think he's nice, I like him

me es simpático ese muchacho — I like that lad

2) (Anat, Med) sympathetic

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-ca adjetivo

a) <persona> nice

me cae or me resulta muy simpático — I really like him, I think he's really nice

es un hombre de lo más simpático — he's a very nice o pleasant man

estuvo de lo más simpático — he was extremely nice o pleasant

b) <gesto/detalle> nice, lovely

c) <ambiente> pleasant, congenial; <paseo> pleasant, delightful, nice

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= engaging, likeable [likable], endearing, affable, nice.

Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex. This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.

Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.

Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

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-ca adjetivo

a) <persona> nice

me cae or me resulta muy simpático — I really like him, I think he's really nice

es un hombre de lo más simpático — he's a very nice o pleasant man

estuvo de lo más simpático — he was extremely nice o pleasant

b) <gesto/detalle> nice, lovely

c) <ambiente> pleasant, congenial; <paseo> pleasant, delightful, nice

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= engaging, likeable [likable], endearing, affable, nice.

Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.

Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.

Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

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simpático -ca

adjective

1 ‹persona› nice

me cae or me resulta muy simpático I really like him, I think he's really nice

no es muy simpático que digamos he's hardly what I would call likable o pleasant

es un hombre de lo más simpático he's a very nice o pleasant o likable man

el día que vino estuvo de lo más simpático the day he came here he was extremely nice o pleasant o genial

2 ‹gesto/detalle› nice, lovely

3 ‹ambiente› pleasant, congenial; ‹paseo› pleasant, delightful, nice

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simpático

◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ‹persona› nice;

me cae or me resulta muy simpático I really like him

b) ‹gesto/detalle› nice, lovely

c) ‹ambiente› pleasant, congenial;

‹paseo› pleasant, nice
simpático,-a adjetivo
1 (agradable) pleasant, nice, likeable: tu amigo me cayó simpático, I really liked your friend
2 (divertido) amusing
'simpático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparte
- simpática
- tipo
- estar
- majo
- querido
- resultar
English:
agreeable
- decent
- endearing
- friendly
- genial
- kind
- likable
- likeable
- nice
- what
- chatty
- convivial
- like
- pleasant

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simpático, -a adj

1. [persona] [agradable] nice, likeable;

[abierto, cordial] friendly;

me cae muy simpático I think he's very nice, I find him very likeable;

estuvo muy simpático conmigo he was very friendly to me;

hacerse el simpático to be all friendly, Br to come over all friendly

2. [ocasión] agreeable, pleasant

3. [anécdota, comedia] amusing, entertaining

4. Anat sympathetic

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simpático

adj nice, lik(e)able

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simpático, -ca adj

: nice, friendly, likeable

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simpático adj nice

es muy simpática she's really nice