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1 ♦ (to) succeed
♦ (to) succeed /səkˈsi:d/A v. i.1 riuscire; avere successo; prosperare: I didn't succeed in convincing him, non riuscii a persuaderlo; The Gunpowder Plot of Nov. 5, 1605 didn't succeed, la Congiura delle polveri del 5 novembre 1605 si concluse con un fallimento; He succeeded as a businessman ( o in business), ha avuto successo negli affari2 succedere; subentrare: His eldest son succeeded him to the throne, il figlio maggiore gli succedette sul trono; to succeed to the chairmanship, subentrare alla presidenza; (in USA) The vice-president succeeds in case of the president's death, in caso di morte del presidente, subentra il vicepresidenteB v. t.succedere a; subentrare a: Queen Elizabeth I succeeded Mary the Catholic, la regina Elisabetta I succedette a Maria la Cattolica● (prov.) If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again, se non riesci al primo colpo, continua a tentare □ to succeed in life, affermarsi nella vita □ to succeed to a title, ereditare un titolo. -
2 ♦ (to) succeed
♦ (to) succeed /səkˈsi:d/A v. i.1 riuscire; avere successo; prosperare: I didn't succeed in convincing him, non riuscii a persuaderlo; The Gunpowder Plot of Nov. 5, 1605 didn't succeed, la Congiura delle polveri del 5 novembre 1605 si concluse con un fallimento; He succeeded as a businessman ( o in business), ha avuto successo negli affari2 succedere; subentrare: His eldest son succeeded him to the throne, il figlio maggiore gli succedette sul trono; to succeed to the chairmanship, subentrare alla presidenza; (in USA) The vice-president succeeds in case of the president's death, in caso di morte del presidente, subentra il vicepresidenteB v. t.succedere a; subentrare a: Queen Elizabeth I succeeded Mary the Catholic, la regina Elisabetta I succedette a Maria la Cattolica● (prov.) If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again, se non riesci al primo colpo, continua a tentare □ to succeed in life, affermarsi nella vita □ to succeed to a title, ereditare un titolo. -
3 proponerse
1 to intend* * ** * *VPRcuando me propongo algo seriamente, lo consigo — when I really set out to do something o put my mind to something, I get it done
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proponerse hacer algo — [con intención] to mean to do sth, intend to do sth; [con empeño] to be determined to do sth, be intent on doing sthme he propuesto dejar de fumar este año — I mean o intend to give up smoking this year
no me había propuesto hacerte daño — I didn't mean o intend to hurt you
me he propuesto terminar el libro hoy — I am determined to finish the book today, I am intent on finishing the book today
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proponerse que, ¿es que te has propuesto que lleguemos tarde? — you're determined to make us late, aren't you?, you're intent on making us late, aren't you?•
sin proponérselo — unintentionallyy así, sin proponérmelo, me convertí en empresario — so, without exactly meaning to, I became a businessman, so I became a businessman unintentionally
* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx. He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx: He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.
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■proponerse verbo reflexivo to intend, decide: se propone ascender el Everest, their aim is to climb Mt. Everest
' proponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñar
- proponer
English:
set out
* * *vprproponerse hacer algo to plan o intend to do sth;se ha propuesto perder diez kilos she has decided to lose ten kilos;el nuevo juez se ha propuesto acabar con la delincuencia the new judge has set himself the task of putting an end to crime;consigue todo lo que se propone she achieves everything she sets out to;no me proponía ofender a nadie it wasn't my intention to offend anyone* * *v/r:proponerse hacer algo decide to do sth, make up one’s mind to do sth* * *vr: to intend, to plan, to set outlo que se propone lo cumple: he does what he sets out to do* * *proponerse vb to set out [pt. & pp. set]
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