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success [sək'ses]1 nounréussite f, succès m;∎ her success in the elections sa victoire aux élections;∎ his success in the exam son succès à l'examen;∎ to meet with or to achieve success réussir;∎ I wish you every success je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès;∎ I had no success in trying to persuade them je n'ai pas réussi à les convaincre;∎ I tried to convince them, but without success j'ai essayé de les convaincre, mais sans succès;∎ to make a success of sth mener qch à bien;∎ he made a success of the campaign il a mené la campagne à bien;∎ she made a great success of her career elle a bien réussi dans son métier;∎ I haven't had much success in finding work mes recherches pour un emploi n'ont pas donné grand-chose;∎ to be a success (go well, work out well etc) réussir, être réussi, être un succès; (be popular → movie, book etc) être un succès; (→ party, cake) être une réussite, être réussi;∎ their record was a great success leur disque a eu un succès fou;∎ you were a great success at the party tu as eu beaucoup de succès à la fête(rate) de réussite, de succès►► success story réussite f;∎ one of the great success stories of the 20th century une des grandes réussites du XXème siècle
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