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2 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultado2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultado3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultado4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultado
2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) resultar, surgir2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) acabar enresult n resultadowhat was the result of the match? ¿cuál fue el resultado del partido?tr[rɪ'zʌlt]1 resultado2 (consequence) consecuencia1 resultar deresult [ri'zʌlt] vi: resultarto result in: resultar en, tener por resultadoresult n: resultado m, consecuencia fas a result of: como consecuencia den.• fruta s.f.• fruto s.m.• hijo s.m.• resulta s.f.• resultado s.m.• secuela s.f.• suceso s.m.• trascendencia s.f.v.• resultar v.• salir v.(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)
I rɪ'zʌlt1) c ua) ( consequence) resultado mthe company collapsed, with the result that... — la compañía quebró, y como consecuencia...
b) (of calculation, exam, contest) resultado mc) results pl ( favorable consequences)to get results — obtener* resultados
2)a)as a result — (as linker) por consiguiente, por ende (frml)
b)as a result of — (as prep) a raíz de
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[rɪ'zʌlt]to result IN/FROM something: it could result in his dismissal podría ocasionar or acarrear su despido; what could result from this decision? — ¿qué resultado podría tener esta decisión?
1. N1) (=outcome) resultado mhe followed his own advice, with disastrous results — hizo lo que le pareció, con consecuencias desastrosas or resultados desastrosos
as a result of — como or a consecuencia de
he died as a result of his injuries — murió como or a consecuencia de las heridas
to achieve/produce the desired result — lograr/producir los resultados deseados
with the result that... — con la consecuencia de que...
- get a resultend2) [of election, race, match] resultado m3) (Math) resultado f4) resultsa) (=favourable outcome) resultados mplto get results: if they don't get results, heads will begin to roll — como no obtengan resultados, empezarán a cortar cabezas
if a child sees that crying gets results he will take advantage of that — si un niño ve que llorar le da resultado se aprovechará de ello
b) (St Ex) resultados mplhalf-year results — resultados mpl semestrales
2.VI resultarto result in sth: it resulted in his death — le acarreó la muerte, tuvo como resultado su muerte
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I [rɪ'zʌlt]1) c ua) ( consequence) resultado mthe company collapsed, with the result that... — la compañía quebró, y como consecuencia...
b) (of calculation, exam, contest) resultado mc) results pl ( favorable consequences)to get results — obtener* resultados
2)a)as a result — (as linker) por consiguiente, por ende (frml)
b)as a result of — (as prep) a raíz de
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to result IN/FROM something: it could result in his dismissal podría ocasionar or acarrear su despido; what could result from this decision? — ¿qué resultado podría tener esta decisión?
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3 likelihood
noun (probability.) probabilidadtr['laɪklɪhʊd]1 probabilidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin all likelihood con toda seguridadlikelihood ['laɪkli.hʊd] n: probabilidad fin all likelihood: con toda probabilidadn.• probabilidad s.f.• verosimilitud s.f.'laɪklihʊdmass noun probabilidad f, posibilidad fthere is little/every likelihood that she'll agree — es poco/muy probable que acepte
what is the likelihood of a spring election? — ¿qué posibilidades hay de que haya elecciones en primavera?
['laɪklɪhʊd]N probabilidad fwhat is the likelihood of a successful outcome? — ¿qué probabilidad hay de que el resultado sea favorable?
there is little/every likelihood that he'll come — es poco/muy probable que venga
in all likelihood the explosion was caused by a bomb — lo más probable es que una bomba causase la explosión
* * *['laɪklihʊd]mass noun probabilidad f, posibilidad fthere is little/every likelihood that she'll agree — es poco/muy probable que acepte
what is the likelihood of a spring election? — ¿qué posibilidades hay de que haya elecciones en primavera?
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4 successful
- 'ses-adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) afortunado; exitoso; fructuososuccessful adj de éxitotr[sək'sesfʊl]1 (person, career, film) de éxito; (plan, performance, attempt) acertado,-a, logrado,-a; (business) próspero,-a; (marriage) feliz; (meeting) satisfactorio,-a, positivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be successful in doing something conseguir hacer algoto be successful in life triunfar en la vidasuccessful [sək'sɛsfəl] adj: exitoso, logrado♦ successfully advadj.• acertado, -a adj.• afortunado, -a adj.• bienaventurado, -a adj.• dichoso, -a adj.• exitoso, -a adj.• feliz adj.• lucido, -a adj.• próspero, -a adj.sək'sesfəlhe was successful at last — finalmente lo logró or lo consiguió
to be successful IN -ING: they were successful in persuading their colleagues — lograron convencer a sus colegas
[sǝk'sesfʊl]ADJ1)to be successful —
a) [campaign, scheme, attempt, book] tener éxito; [plan, strategy, experiment] salir bienthe 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
b) [person] (=do well) tener éxito; (=reach the top) triunfarthe secret of being successful with men — el secreto para tener éxito or triunfar con los hombres
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
a) (=winning) [product, film, novelist] de éxitoone of the most successful movies of all time — una de las películas de más éxito de todos los tiempos
b) (=prosperous) [company, businessperson] prósperoc) (=effective) [treatment, remedy] eficaza generally successful attempt to adapt this novel — una adaptación, en general lograda, de esta novela
d) (=satisfactory) [conclusion] satisfactorio; [deal] favorableit was a successful end to an excellent campaign — fue un final satisfactorio para una campaña excelente
there is little hope of a successful outcome to the meeting — hay pocas esperanzas de que la reunión dé resultados satisfactorios
e) [applicant]* * *[sək'sesfəl]he was successful at last — finalmente lo logró or lo consiguió
to be successful IN -ING: they were successful in persuading their colleagues — lograron convencer a sus colegas
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