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/sɪmˈpa.tɪ.kəʊ/ · adjective
(of a person) Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities..
Colombia is a red herring, however. The songs that became Madame X actually came together during Madonna’s two years in Portugal, where she decamped in 2017 when her son David enrolled in Benfica’s football academy. Madonna absorbed the local sounds with more of a mature, simpatico rather than asset-stripping eye.
At first, I figured he was pretending to like things that women like to seem simpatico, a feminist hustle. But no, this guy really wanted to read “Northanger Abbey.”
This meant that one morning Hildon would wake up and realize that he and Lucy were not simpatico. She was afraid because this happened so often—she dreaded it—but the truth was that she did not fear men individually.
'You're my boss, and perhaps it's a good thing we're not simpático. In fact, I think it's probably for the best if we keep a certain distance between us.' To her surprise, he nodded. 'At work, yes—you are quite right.'
"Basically, right now, you and math are just not...simpatico."
Use simpatico when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Simpatico means (of a person) Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities..
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Colombia is a red herring, however. The songs that became Madame X actually came together during Madonna’s two years in Portugal, where she decamped in 2017 when her son David enrolled in Benfica’s football academy. Madonna absorbed the local sounds with more of a mature, simpatico rather than asset-stripping eye.
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