success
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el éxito
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success(
suhk
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sehs
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (good outcome)
a. el éxito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
It's safe to say that the party was a big success.Se puede decir sin temor a equivocarse que la fiesta fue un gran éxito.
2. (achievement)
a. el éxito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We have had a lot of success in the restaurant industry.Hemos tenido mucho éxito en el sector de la restauración.
3. (person)
a. éxito
She was a big success as a singer.Tuvo muchísimo éxito como cantante.
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success
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el éxito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
to be a successser un éxito
without successsin éxito
to meet with successtener éxito
success storyéxito m
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success [səkˈses]
noun
1 (at task) éxito (m);at, in en
it's important for the long-term success of any diet that you vary your meals the success of European business in building a stronger partnership between management and workers several stage appearances in the West End lead to her success in the theatre the secret of his success this is part of the secret of her success the secret of success lies in regular watering you're just envious of his success with women! she had no success
the success or failure of the strategy el éxito o el fracaso de la estrategia
the success or failure of the strategy depends on two things attention to detail can make the difference between success and failure
success never went to his head el éxito nunca se le subió a la cabeza; congratulations on your success! ¡enhorabuena, lo has conseguido!
the negotiators are pessimistic about their chances of success
the key to success at school la clave del éxito escolar
Is success at school important? success at sport is not just about physical perfection
his success at the Olympics sus logros en las Olimpiadas
our sucess in the World Cup
we have had some success in reducing the national debt hemos conseguido or logrado reducir en parte la deuda pública
the company's succes in controlling and cutting costs we are having considerable success at raising productivity confidence is the [key] to success nearly all the young people interviewed believed work was the key to success
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
They've just opened a new restaurant and they're determined to make a success of it. it was an [overnight] success
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
the party was a great success his next film was a tremendous success the Royal Academy's major Monet exhibition has proved a success with the public
he was a great success tuvo un gran éxito; he was a success at last por fin consiguió el éxito
he was a great success as Hamlet
a commercial success un éxito comercial
The plane would never be a commercial success
modifier
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 (formal)
the success rate of the computerised accounting system was very low
the police success rate in tracking down murderers el número de asesinos que la policía logra atrapar
what is the success rate of in vitro fertilization? high/low success rate
success story (n) éxito (m)
one of the success stories of recent years is the reintroduction of otters in our rivers it really has been the success story of 1992 this course is one of the great success stories in British academia
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