empático

empático
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. empathetic
Tu médico parece más bien seco y no muy empático con sus pacientes.Your doctor seems rather gruff and not very empathetic with his patients.
b. empathic
Un buen psicólogo debe guardar las distancias sin dejar de ser empático.A good psychologist has to keep their distance and be empathic at the same time.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Para ser trabajador social hace falta ser empático con la gente.To be a social worker you need to empathize with people.
Podrías ser un poco más empático, ¿no te parece?You could show a little more empathy, couldn't you?
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