English-German translation for "compassionate"

"compassionate" German translation

compassionate
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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mitfühlend, mitleidsvoll, mitleidig bemitleidenswert
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  • bemitleidenswert
    compassionate pitiable obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    compassionate pitiable obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • compassionate syn → see „responsive“
    compassionate syn → see „responsive“
  • compassionate → see „sympathetic“
    compassionate → see „sympathetic“
compassionate
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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bemitleiden, Mitleid haben mit
Oft wollen Menschen gar nicht wirklich mitfühlend sein.
Often people don't really want to be compassionate.
Source: TED
Denn, wie sonst könnte die Welt existieren, ohne dass Gott mitfühlend wäre?
After all, how could the world exist without God being compassionate?
Source: TED
Eine innewohnende mitfühlende Gegenwart, die alle Dinge stützt und erhält?
An in-dwelling compassionate presence, underpinning and sustaining all things.
Source: TED
Und unsere menschliche Natur ist nicht nur selbstbezogen, sondern auch mitfühlend.
And our human nature isn't just selfish, it's also compassionate.
Source: TED
Er war unglaublich mitfühlend in einigen seiner Beziehungen, und unglaublich unpassend in anderen.
He was incredibly compassionate in some of his relationships and terribly inadequate in others.
Source: TED
Um Mitgefühl zu entdecken, müssen Sie mitfühlend sein.
To discover compassion, you need to be compassionate.
Source: TED
Auch in unseren Berichten sollte Mitgefühl zum Ausdruck kommen.
We should be compassionate in our reports.
Source: Europarl
Sie können mitfühlend sein, ab und zu, mehr ergriffen von Empathie als von Mitgefühl.
You can be compassionate occasionally, more moved by empathy than by compassion.
Source: TED
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