understanding

comprensión, conocimiento

Lo que sabes de un tema y lo bien que puedes explicarlo.

En inglés sencillo: What you know about something and how well you can explain it.

• I have a basic understanding of French.
• The course improved our understanding of plants.
• What is your understanding of the problem?

Cómo se usa: understanding of something (She has a good understanding of local history.)

Sinónimos: knowledge, comprehension, grasp

Antónimos: misunderstanding

Expresiones frecuentes: understanding of something, basic understanding, better understanding, human understanding

comprensión

Capacidad o disposición para reconocer los sentimientos de alguien y tratarlo con amabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: The ability or willingness to recognize how someone feels and treat them kindly.

• Thank you for your understanding.
• The teacher treated him with understanding.
• We need more understanding between parents and children.

Cómo se usa: understanding for someone/something (She showed understanding for his difficulties.)

Sinónimos: sympathy, empathy

Expresiones frecuentes: show understanding, patience and understanding, understanding for someone

acuerdo, entendimiento

Acuerdo entre personas, a menudo sin un contrato escrito.

En inglés sencillo: An agreement between people, often made without a written contract.

• We have an understanding.
• They reached an understanding about the rent.
• Our understanding was that you would finish by Friday.

Cómo se usa: understanding that… (We had an understanding that I would pay for the food.)

Sinónimos: agreement, arrangement

Antónimos: disagreement

Expresiones frecuentes: reach an understanding, mutual understanding, have an understanding

entendimiento, intelecto

Capacidad de pensar con claridad, resolver cuestiones y captar su significado.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to think clearly, work things out, and recognize their meaning.

• Her understanding remained sharp.
• These questions test a child's powers of understanding.
• The philosopher explored the limits of human understanding.

Sinónimos: intellect, reason, intelligence

Expresiones frecuentes: powers of understanding, human understanding, limited understanding

comprensivo

Que entiende los sentimientos y problemas de los demás y los trata con amabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: Able to recognize other people's feelings and problems and treat them kindly.

• My teacher is very understanding.
• She was understanding when I arrived late.
• Try to be more understanding about his worries.

Cómo se usa: understanding about something (My manager was understanding about my family problems.)

Sinónimos: sympathetic, considerate, kind

Antónimos: unsympathetic

Expresiones frecuentes: understanding friend, very understanding, understanding about something