successful

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.

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suc·cessful·ly adv.

suc·cessful·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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