it has been a real triumph

fue el sexto triunfo consecutivo del equipo — it was the team's sixth consecutive win o victory

ha sido un verdadero triunfo — it has been a real triumph o victory

costar un triunfo — (fam)

me costó un triunfo llegar — I had terrible trouble getting there (colloq)

sus muchos triunfos discográficos — his many hits o chart successes

palo del triunfo — trumps (pl)

costar un triunfo — (fam)

me costó un triunfo llegar — I had terrible trouble getting there (colloq)

sus muchos triunfos discográficos — his many hits o chart successes

palo del triunfo — trumps (pl)

Ex: One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.

la operación resultó con éxito — the operation was successful o was a success

un éxito rotundo — [gen] a resounding success; (Mús) a smash hit

las negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful

tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party

la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success

las negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful

tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party

la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success

Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

hello or hi there! — hallo!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

look, there's Joe/there's Joe coming — guck mal, da ist/kommt Joe

let's stop there — hören wir doch da auf; (travelling) halten wir doch da or dort an

is Gordon there please? (on telephone) — ist Gordon da?

there is a mouse in the room — es ist eine Maus im Zimmer

there was once a castle here — hier war or stand einmal eine Burg

is there any wine left? – well, there was — ist noch Wein da? – gerade war noch welcher da

there comes a time when... — es kommt eine Zeit, wo...

there will be an opportunity for shopping God said: let there be light, and there was light — es wird Gelegenheit zum Einkaufen geben und Gott sprach: es werde Licht! und es ward Licht

there you go again (inf) — jetzt gehts schon wieder los

there's gratitude for you! (iro) — da haben Sie Ihren Dank!

there you are (giving sb sth) — hier(, bitte)!; (on finding sb) da sind Sie ja!

there you or we are, you see, I knew he'd say that — na, sehen Sie, ich habe es ja gewusst, dass er das sagen würde

you press the switch and there you are! — Sie brauchen nur den Schalter zu drücken, das ist alles

drop it, there's a good dog — lass das fallen, komm, sei brav

hey, you there! (inf) — he, Sie da!

hurry up there (inf) — Beeilung!, Tempo, Tempo!

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

hello or hi there! — hallo!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe