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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
successful adjective 1. triumphant, victorious, lucky, fortunate The successful candidate will be announced in June. 2. thriving, profitable, productive, paying, effective, rewarding, booming, efficient, flourishing, unbeaten, lucrative, favourable, buoyant, fruitful, profit-making, efficacious, moneymaking One of the keys to successful business is careful planning. thriving failed, unsuccessful, unprofitable, losing, defeated, useless, ineffective, luckless, uneconomic 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 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 1.2. [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) 2.1. (= 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 2.2. (= prosperous) [company, businessperson] → próspero 2.3. (= 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 2.4. (= 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 2.5. [applicant] the successful candidate will be notified by post → se 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 adj → erfolgreich; to reach a successful conclusion → zu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss kommen; after successful completion → nach erfolgreicher Beendigung; to be successful → erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben (in mit, bei); to be entirely successful → ein voller Erfolg sein; I was successful in doing it → es gelang mir, es zu tun; to be successful in one’s efforts → mit seinen Bemühungen Erfolg haben; to be successful at doing something → etw erfolgreich tun; unfortunately your application has not been successful → Ihre Bewerbung war leider nicht erfolgreich; to be successful as a doctor → ein 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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