success

success
sək'ses
noun
1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) éxito
2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) éxito, persona que tiene éxito
success n éxito
success
tr[sək'ses]
noun
1 (good result, achievement) éxito
they met with success tuvieron éxito
that's the key to success eso es la clave del éxito
2 (successful person, thing) éxito
the novel was a great success la novela fue un gran éxito
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to make a success of something sacar adelante algo con éxito
success [sək'sɛs] n
: éxito m
success
n.
(§ pl.: successes) = bonanza s.f.
logro s.m.
lucimiento s.m.
medra s.f.
prosperidad s.f.
triunfo s.m.
éxito s.m.
sək'ses
count & mass noun éxito m

to be a success — ser* un éxito

he's a success with the girls — tiene éxito con las chicas

did you have any success (in) finding a job? — ¿pudiste conseguir trabajo?

he always makes a success of any venture he is involved in — siempre saca adelante sus proyectos con éxito

to meet with success — tener* éxito

without success — sin (ningún) éxito or resultado; (before n)

the police's success rate in solving crimes — el porcentaje de casos que la policía logra resolver

we're proud of our high success rate in these exams — estamos orgullosos de nuestro alto porcentaje de aprobados en estos exámenes

[sǝk'ses]
1. N
1) (at task) éxito m (at, in en)

the success or failure of the strategy — el éxito o el fracaso de la estrategia

success never went to his head — el éxito nunca se le subió a la cabeza

congratulations on your success! — ¡enhorabuena, lo has conseguido!

the key to success at school — la clave del éxito escolar

his success at the Olympics — sus logros en las Olimpiadas

we have had some success in reducing the national debt — hemos conseguido or logrado reducir en parte la deuda pública

to make a success of sth, would you say he's made a success of his life? — ¿dirías que ha triunfado en la vida?

we have made a success of the venture — hemos conseguido or logrado que la operación sea un éxito

to meet with success — tener éxito

to wish sb every success — desear a algn todo lo mejor

she tried without success to get a loan from the bank — intentó, sin éxito, obtener un préstamo del banco

I tried to distract him but without success — intenté distraerlo pero no lo conseguí or logré

2) (=sensation, hit) éxito m

to be a success — [product, event] ser un éxito; [person] tener éxito

he was a great success — tuvo un gran éxito

he was a success at last — por fin consiguió el éxito

a commercial success — un éxito comercial

2.
CPD

success rate N

the success rate of organ transplants — el índice de transplantes de órganos que salen bien, el número de transplantes de órganos realizados con éxito frm

the police success rate in tracking down murderers — el número de asesinos que la policía logra atrapar

success story N — éxito m

* * *
[sək'ses]
count & mass noun éxito m

to be a success — ser* un éxito

he's a success with the girls — tiene éxito con las chicas

did you have any success (in) finding a job? — ¿pudiste conseguir trabajo?

he always makes a success of any venture he is involved in — siempre saca adelante sus proyectos con éxito

to meet with success — tener* éxito

without success — sin (ningún) éxito or resultado; (before n)

the police's success rate in solving crimes — el porcentaje de casos que la policía logra resolver

we're proud of our high success rate in these exams — estamos orgullosos de nuestro alto porcentaje de aprobados en estos exámenes


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