success

el éxito

success(suhk-sehs)

noun

1. (good outcome)

a. el éxito

(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)

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.

success

Noun

1. (general)

a. el éxito

(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