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suc·cess·ful  (sk-ssfl)
adj.
1. Having a favorable outcome: a successful heart transplant.
2. Having obtained something desired or intended: was successful in stopping the leak of oil.
3. Having achieved wealth or eminence: a successful architect.

suc·cessful·ly adv.
suc·cessful·ness n.

successful [səkˈsɛsfʊl]
adj
1. having succeeded in one's endeavours
2. marked by a favourable outcome
3. having obtained fame, wealth, etc.
successfully  adv
successfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
undefeated - victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team"
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

successful
adjective
1. triumphant, victorious, lucky, fortunate The successful candidate will be announced in June.
3. top, prosperous, eminent, acknowledged, wealthy, out in front (informal), going places, at the top of the tree She is a successful lawyer.
Translations
successful [səkˈsesfʊl] ADJ
1. to be successful
1.1. [campaign, scheme, attempt, book] → tener éxito; [plan, strategy, experiment] → salir bien
the campaign was very successfulla campaña tuvo mucho éxito
their mission was successfulllevaron la misión a buen término
the company has been very successful over the past five yearsa la empresa le ha ido muy bien en los últimos cinco años
the film was very successful at the box officela película fue muy taquillera or fue todo un éxito de taquilla
the film is successful at capturing the atmosphere of the timela película consigue or logra captar el ambiente de la época
1.2. [person] (= do well) → tener éxito; (= reach the top) → triunfar
the secret of being successful with menel secreto para tener éxito or triunfar con los hombres
they are ambitious and want to be successfulson ambiciosos y quieren triunfar
we have been successful at achieving our objectiveshemos conseguido or logrado alcanzar nuestros objetivos
we have not been very successful at or in attracting new contractsno hemos tenido mucho éxito a la hora de atraer nuevos contratos
2. (before noun)
2.1. (= winning) [product, film, novelist] → de éxito
one of the most successful movies of all timeuna de las películas de más éxito de todos los tiempos
a successful range of giftwareuna gama de artículos de regalo que ha tenido mucho éxito
a commercially successful workuna obra de éxito comercial
2.2. (= prosperous) [company, businessperson] → próspero
2.3. (= effective) [treatment, remedy] → eficaz
a generally successful attempt to adapt this noveluna adaptación, en general lograda, de esta novela
he had a successful operation for an eye problemlo operaron con éxito de un problema en el ojo
2.4. (= satisfactory) [conclusion] → satisfactorio; [deal] → favorable
it was a successful end to an excellent campaignfue un final satisfactorio para una campaña excelente
to bring sth to a successful conclusionllevar algo a buen término
there is little hope of a successful outcome to the meetinghay pocas esperanzas de que la reuniónresultados satisfactorios
we've had a very successful daynos han salido muy bien las cosas hoy
2.5. [applicant] the successful candidate will be notified by postse notificará al candidato elegido por correo

successful [səkˈsɛsfʊl] adj
(= achieving aim or intention) [attempt, plan, venture, policy, campaign, mission] → réussi(e), couronné(e) de succès; [outcome] → positif/ive; [job candidate, applicant] → retenu(e); [contestant, team] → gagnant(e); [partnership, marriage] → réussi(e)
a successful attempt → une tentative réussie
to be successful in doing sth → réussir à faire qch
(= prosperous) [business, company] → prospère; [career] → réussi(e)
He's a successful businessman → C'est un entrepreneur qui réussit.
(= popular) [play, film, actor] → à succès

successful
adjerfolgreich; to reach a successful conclusionzu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss kommen; after successful completionnach erfolgreicher Beendigung; to be successfulerfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben (in mit, bei); to be entirely successfulein voller Erfolg sein; I was successful in doing ites gelang mir, es zu tun; to be successful in one’s effortsmit seinen Bemühungen Erfolg haben; to be successful at doing somethingetw erfolgreich tun; unfortunately your application has not been successfulIhre Bewerbung war leider nicht erfolgreich; to be successful as a doctorein erfolgreicher Arzt sein

successful [səkˈsɛsfʊl] adj (person, in attempt) → che ha successo; (in life) → affermato/a, di successo; (attempt, plan, venture) → riuscito/a, coronato/a da successo; (play, film) → di successo; (business) → prospero/a
to be successful in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc
successful [səkˈsɛsfʊl] adj (person, in attempt) → che ha successo; (in life) → affermato/a, di successo; (attempt, plan, venture) → riuscito/a, coronato/a da successo; (play, film) → di successo; (business) → prospero/a
to be successful in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc

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I believe also that he will be successful who directs his actions according to the spirit of the times, and that he whose actions do not accord with the times will not be successful.
Again, if the dart be successful, then at the second critical instant, that is, when the whale starts to run, the boat-header and harpooneer likewise start to running fore and aft, to the imminent jeopardy of themselves and every one else.
They did not know the trick of successful writing in the years 1895 and 1896.
 
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