successful

successful
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adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) afortunado; exitoso; fructuoso
successful adj de éxito
a successful footballer un futbolista de éxito
to be successful tener éxito
successful
tr[sək'sesfʊl]
adjective
1 (person, career, film) de éxito; (plan, performance, attempt) acertado,-a, logrado,-a; (business) próspero,-a; (marriage) feliz; (meeting) satisfactorio,-a, positivo,-a
the successful candidate el candidato (que resulte) seleccionado
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be successful in doing something conseguir hacer algo
to be successful in life triunfar en la vida
successful [sək'sɛsfəl] adj
: exitoso, logrado
successfully adv
successful
adj.
acertado, -a adj.
afortunado, -a adj.
bienaventurado, -a adj.
dichoso, -a adj.
exitoso, -a adj.
feliz adj.
lucido, -a adj.
próspero, -a adj.
sək'sesfəl
adjective <person> de éxito, exitoso (AmL)

he's a successful businessman — es un próspero hombre de negocios

the successful applicant for the job — el candidato que obtenga el puesto

he was successful at last — finalmente lo logró or lo consiguió

to be successful in life — triunfar en la vida

to be successful IN -ING: they were successful in persuading their colleagues — lograron convencer a sus colegas

[sǝk'sesfʊl]
ADJ
1)

to be successful —

a) [campaign, scheme, attempt, book] tener éxito; [plan, strategy, experiment] salir bien

the campaign was very successful — la campaña tuvo mucho éxito

their mission was successful — llevaron la misión a buen término

the company has been very successful over the past five years — a la empresa le ha ido muy bien en los últimos cinco años

the film was very successful at the box office — la película fue muy taquillera or fue todo un éxito de taquilla

the film is successful at capturing the atmosphere of the time — la película consigue or logra captar el ambiente de la época

b) [person] (=do well) tener éxito; (=reach the top) triunfar

the secret of being successful with men — el secreto para tener éxito or triunfar con los hombres

they are ambitious and want to be successful — son ambiciosos y quieren triunfar

we have been successful at achieving our objectives — hemos conseguido or logrado alcanzar nuestros objetivos

we have not been very successful at or in attracting new contracts — no hemos tenido mucho éxito a la hora de atraer nuevos contratos

2) (before noun)
a) (=winning) [product, film, novelist] de éxito

one of the most successful movies of all time — una de las películas de más éxito de todos los tiempos

a successful range of giftware — una gama de artículos de regalo que ha tenido mucho éxito

a commercially successful work — una obra de éxito comercial

b) (=prosperous) [company, businessperson] próspero
c) (=effective) [treatment, remedy] eficaz

a generally successful attempt to adapt this novel — una adaptación, en general lograda, de esta novela

he had a successful operation for an eye problem — lo operaron con éxito de un problema en el ojo

d) (=satisfactory) [conclusion] satisfactorio; [deal] favorable

it was a successful end to an excellent campaign — fue un final satisfactorio para una campaña excelente

to bring sth to a successful conclusion — llevar algo a buen término

there is little hope of a successful outcome to the meeting — hay pocas esperanzas de que la reunión dé resultados satisfactorios

we've had a very successful day — nos han salido muy bien las cosas hoy

e) [applicant]

the successful candidate will be notified by post — se notificará al candidato elegido por correo

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[sək'sesfəl]
adjective <person> de éxito, exitoso (AmL)

he's a successful businessman — es un próspero hombre de negocios

the successful applicant for the job — el candidato que obtenga el puesto

he was successful at last — finalmente lo logró or lo consiguió

to be successful in life — triunfar en la vida

to be successful IN -ING: they were successful in persuading their colleagues — lograron convencer a sus colegas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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