unsuccessful

un·suc·cess·ful  (nsk-ssfl)

adj.

1. Having an unfavorable outcome: an unsuccessful venture.

2. Failing to attain something desired or intended: an unsuccessful entrepreneur.

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unsuc·cessful·ly adv.

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unsuccessful [ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl]

adj

not having succeeded

unsuccessfully  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome defeated - beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy" unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
	2.	unsuccessful - failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" abortive, stillborn unfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production

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unsuccessful

adjective

1. failed, useless, ineffective, vain, futile, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, unavailing, bootless a second unsuccessful operation on his knee
failed productive, worthwhile, successful, useful, thriving, flourishing, prosperous, fruitful, remunerative

2. unlucky, losing, defeated, frustrated, unfortunate, foiled, hapless, balked, luckless, ill-starred The unsuccessful competitors left with nothing.
unlucky winning, triumphant, victorious, lucky, fortunate

Translations

unsuccessful [ˈʌnsəkˈsesfʊl] ADJ [attempt, effort] → inútil, infructuoso; [appeal, search, job application] → infructuoso
he embarked on an unsuccessful business venture → se embarcó en un negocio que no tuvo éxito or que fracasó
an unsuccessful writer → un escritor que no consiguió el éxito, un escritor fracasado
to be unsuccessful → no tener éxito, fracasar
their marriage was unsuccessful → el matrimonio fracasó
we regret to inform you that your application for the post has been unsuccessful → lamentamos informarle que no ha sido seleccionado para el puesto de trabajo solicitado
they were unsuccessful in their efforts to reach an agreement → fracasaron en sus esfuerzos por llegar a un acuerdo
to be unsuccessful in (doing) sth: he was unsuccessful in getting a job → no consiguió or logró encontrar trabajo
a search for the weapon proved unsuccessful → la búsqueda del arma resultó ser infructuosa

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unsuccessful [ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl] adj

[attempt] → infructueux/euse; [proposal] → rejeté(e); [marriage] → malheureux/euse; [operation] → qui ne réussit pas; [negotiations, campaign] → infructueux/euse; [efforts] → vain(e)
His efforts were unsuccessful → Ses efforts étaient vains.
to be unsuccessful [application] → ne pas être retenu(e)

[writer, artist] → qui n'a pas de succès; [candidate, applicant] → malheureux/euse, non retenu(e); [businessman] → qui ne réussit pas
to be unsuccessful [person] → ne pas réussir
to be unsuccessful in doing sth → ne pas réussir à faire qch
to be unsuccessful at doing sth → ne pas réussir à faire qch

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unsuccessful

adj negotiations, venture, visit, meeting, person etc → erfolglos, ergebnislos; writer, painter → erfolglos, ohne Erfolg; candidate → abgewiesen; attempt → vergeblich; marriage, outcome → unglücklich; to prove unsuccessful → sich als erfolglos erweisen; I tried to persuade him but was unsuccessful → ich habe versucht, ihn zu überreden, hatte aber keinen Erfolg; to be unsuccessful in doing something → keinen Erfolg damit haben, etw zu tun; to be unsuccessful in one’s efforts to do something → erfolglos in seinem Bemühen sein, etw zu tun; he is unsuccessful in everything he does → nichts gelingt ihm; he was unsuccessful in his exam → er hat kein Glück in seinem Examen gehabt; he is unsuccessful with women → er hat kein Glück or keinen Erfolg bei Frauen; unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful → wir haben uns leider nicht zur Annahme Ihrer Bewerbung entschließen können

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unsuccessful [ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl] adj (gen) → che non ha successo; (writer) → fallito/a; (businessman) → di scarso successo
to be unsuccessful (play, book, actor) → non avere successo (idea) → non avere fortuna (attempt, marriage, negotiation) → non riuscire, fallire (application) → avere esito negativo
to be unsuccessful in an exam → non superare un esame
to be unsuccessful in an attempt to do sth → fallire nel tentativo di fare qc

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unsuccessful [ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl] adj (gen) → che non ha successo; (writer) → fallito/a; (businessman) → di scarso successo
to be unsuccessful (play, book, actor) → non avere successo (idea) → non avere fortuna (attempt, marriage, negotiation) → non riuscire, fallire (application) → avere esito negativo
to be unsuccessful in an exam → non superare un esame
to be unsuccessful in an attempt to do sth → fallire nel tentativo di fare qc

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unsuccessful → غير ناجح neúspěšný resultatløs erfolglos αποτυχημένος fallido epäonnistunut infructueux neuspješan non riuscito 不成功に終わった 실패한 niet succesvol mislykket nieudany malsucedido безуспешный misslyckad ไม่ประสบความสำเร็จ başarısız không thành công 不成功的