succeed

succeed
sək'si:d
verb
1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) conseguir; triunfar, tener éxito (en)
2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) suceder; sucederse
•
- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession
succeed vb
1. tener éxito / triunfar
he has succeeded in life ha triunfado en la vida
2. conseguir / lograr
after several attempts, he succeeded in reaching the South Pole después de varios intentos, consiguió llegar al Polo Sur
succeed
tr[sək'siːd]
intransitive verb
1 (be successful - person) tener éxito, triunfar; (- plan, marriage) salir bien; (- strike) surtir efecto, dar resultado
2 (manage) lograr, conseguir
■ she aimed to swim a mile and succeeded se propuso nadar una milla y lo consiguió
■ at least we succeeded in raising public awareness al menos conseguimos sensibilizar a los ciudadanos
3 (throne) subir (to, a); (title) heredar (to, -)
transitive verb
1 (take place of) suceder a
2 formal use (follow after) suceder a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again el que la sigue la consigue
to succeed in life triunfar en la vida
succeed [sək'si:d] vt
follow: suceder a
succeed vi
: tener éxito (dícese de las personas), dar resultado (dícese de los planes, etc.)
she succeeded in finishing: logró terminar
succeed
v.
• acertar v.
• salir bien v.
• suceder v.
• suceder a una persona v.
• tener éxito v.
• topar v.
sək'siːd
1.
intransitive verb
1) (have success) \<\<plan\>\> dar* resultado, surtir efecto; \<\<person\>\>

she tried to persuade him, but did not succeed — intentó convencerlo pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró

to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue

2)

to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título


2.
vt suceder

who succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?

[sǝk'siːd]
1. VI
1) [person]
a) (in business, career) tener éxito, triunfar (in en)

he succeeded in business — tuvo éxito or triunfó en los negocios

a burning desire to succeed — un deseo ardiente de triunfar

to succeed in life — triunfar en la vida

b) (in task, aim)

she tried to smile but did not succeed — intentó sonreír pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró

to succeed in doing sth — conseguir hacer algo, lograr hacer algo

they succeeded in finishing the job — consiguieron or lograron terminar el trabajo

he only succeeded in making it worse — lo único que consiguió or logró fue empeorar las cosas

I finally succeeded in getting him out of the room — por fin conseguí or logré que saliera de la habitación

I succeeded in getting the job — conseguí el empleo

c) (=take over)

if she dies, who will succeed? — si muere, ¿quién la sucederá?

to succeed to the throne — subir al trono

to succeed to a title — heredar un título

2) [thing]
a) (=work) [plan, strategy, experiment] dar resultado, salir bien

had the plan succeeded, our lives might have been very different — si el plan hubiera dado resultado or salido bien, nuestras vidas podrían haber sido muy distintas

b) (=do well) [business] prosperar; [film] tener éxito

to succeed at the box office — ser un éxito de taquilla

2.
VT (=follow) suceder a

the dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain — un mes de lluvia sucedió al tiempo seco

on his death, his eldest son succeeded him — a su muerte, su hijo mayor lo sucedió

he succeeded Lewis as Olympic champion — sucedió a Lewis como campeón olímpico

* * *
[sək'siːd]
1.
intransitive verb
1) (have success) \<\<plan\>\> dar* resultado, surtir efecto; \<\<person\>\>

she tried to persuade him, but did not succeed — intentó convencerlo pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró

to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue

2)

to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título


2.
vt suceder

who succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Mira otros diccionarios:

  • succeed — UK US /səkˈsiːd/ verb ► [I] if you succeed, you achieve something that you have been trying to do or get, and if a plan or a piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted: succeed in sth »He is determined to succeed in the property… …   Financial and business terms

  • Succeed — Suc*ceed , v. i. 1. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; often with to. [1913 Webster] If the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • succeed — suc·ceed /sək sēd/ vi 1: to come next after another in office or position 2 a: to take something by succession succeed ed to his mother s estate b: to acquire the rights, obligations, and charges of a decedent in property comprising an estate …   Law dictionary

  • Succeed — Suc*ceed , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ[ e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.] 1. To follow in order; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • succeed — 1 *follow, ensue, supervene Analogous words: displace, supplant, replace, supersede Antonyms: precede 2 Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish can mean to attain or to be attaining a desired end. Succeed (see also FOLLOW) implies little more than… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • succeed — [sək sēd′] vi. [ME succeden < L succedere, to go beneath or under, follow after < sub , under + cedere, to go: see CEDE] 1. a) to come next after another; follow; ensue b) to follow another into office, possession, etc., as by election,… …   English World dictionary

  • succeed — late 14c., come next after, take the place of another, from O.Fr. succeder (14c.), from L. succedere come after, go near to, from sub next to, after + cedere go, move (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Meaning to continue, endure is from early 15c. The sense …   Etymology dictionary

  • succeed — When it means ‘to be successful’, succeed is followed by in + an ing form, not (unlike fail) by to: • Some local preservation enthusiasts succeeded in getting the house listed as of architectural and historic interest E. Lemarchand, 1972 …   Modern English usage

  • succeed — [v1] attain good outcome accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive, avail, benefit, be successful, carry off*, come off*, conquer, distance, do all right*, do the trick*, earn, flourish, fulfill, gain, get, get to the top*, grow famous, hit*, make a… …   New thesaurus

  • succeed to — index inherit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • succeed — ► VERB 1) achieve an aim or purpose. 2) attain fame, wealth, or social status. 3) take over an office, title, etc., from (someone). 4) become the new rightful holder of an office, title, etc. 5) come after and take the place of. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

Compartir el artículo y extractos

Link directo
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”