succession plan

¿qué planes tienes para este verano? — what are your plans for the summer?

no tengo planes para el futuro — I have no plans for the future

realizar su plan — to put one's plan into effect

tengo un plan estupendo para mañana — I've got a splendid idea about what to do tomorrow

plan de choque — action plan, plan of action

plan de desarrollo — development plan

plan de incentivos — incentive scheme

plan de jubilación — retirement plan

plan de pensiones — pension plan

plan de vuelo — flight plan

plan quinquenal — five-year plan

plan de estudios — curriculum, syllabus

este niño está en un plan imposible — this child is really playing up

si te pones en ese plan — if that's your attitude

como sigas en ese plan — if you go on like that

lo hizo en plan bruto — he did it in a brutal way

viajar en plan económico — to travel cheap

el negocio es en plan timo — the deal is really a swindle

chaparrones en plan disperso — scattered showers

viven en plan pasota — they live like hippies

vamos en plan de turismo — we're going as tourists

salieron en plan de divertirse — they went out looking for a good time

está en plan de rehusar — he's in a mood to refuse, he's likely to refuse at the moment

¿tienes plan para esta noche? — have you got a date for tonight?

estar a plan — to be on a course of treatment

hacer planes — to make plans

plan de desarrollo — development plan

si no tienes otros planes podríamos ir a cenar — if you're not doing anything else we could go out for dinner

¿tienes algún plan para esta noche? — do you have any plans for tonight?

su marido tiene un plan — her husband's having an affair

salen en plan de amigos — they're just good friends

hacer planes — to make plans

plan de desarrollo — development plan

si no tienes otros planes podríamos ir a cenar — if you're not doing anything else we could go out for dinner

¿tienes algún plan para esta noche? — do you have any plans for tonight?

su marido tiene un plan — her husband's having an affair

salen en plan de amigos — they're just good friends

en la línea de sucesión al trono — in line of succession to the throne

sucesión apostólica — apostolic succession

en rápida sucesión — in quick succession

derechos de sucesión — death duty

morir sin sucesión — to die without issue

es el segundo en la línea de sucesión al trono — he is second in line to the throne

murió sin sucesión — he died without issue

es el segundo en la línea de sucesión al trono — he is second in line to the throne

murió sin sucesión — he died without issue

somebody succeeds in something — jemandem gelingt etwas; jemand schafft etwas

succeed in business/college — geschäftlich/im Studium erfolgreich sein

the plan did not succeed — der Plan ist gescheitert

succeed to a title/an estate — einen Titel/ein Gut erben

succeed somebody [in a post] — jemandes Nachfolge [in einem Amt] antreten

to succeed in business/in a plan — geschäftlich/mit einem Plan erfolgreich sein

I succeeded in doing it — es gelang mir, es zu tun

you'll only succeed in making things worse —

(= come next) to succeed to an office — in einem Amt nachfolgen

to succeed to the throne —

somebody succeeds in something — jemandem gelingt etwas; jemand schafft etwas

somebody succeeds in doing something — es gelingt jemandem, etwas zu tun

succeed in business/college — geschäftlich/im Studium erfolgreich sein

the plan did not succeed — der Plan ist gescheitert

succeed to an office/the throne — die Nachfolge in einem Amt/die Thronfolge antreten

succeed to a title/an estate — einen Titel/ein Gut erben

succeed somebody [in a post] — jemandes Nachfolge [in einem Amt] antreten

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

réussir son coup — to pull it off

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue

to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título

who succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?

a burning desire to succeed — un deseo ardiente de triunfar

to succeed in life — triunfar en la vida

to succeed in doing sth — conseguir hacer algo, lograr hacer algo

I succeeded in getting the job — conseguí el empleo

if she dies, who will succeed? — si muere, ¿quién la sucederá?

to succeed to the throne — subir al trono

to succeed to a title — heredar un título

to succeed at the box office — ser un éxito de taquilla

the dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain — un mes de lluvia sucedió al tiempo seco

on his death, his eldest son succeeded him — a su muerte, su hijo mayor lo sucedió

he succeeded Lewis as Olympic champion — sucedió a Lewis como campeón olímpico

to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue

to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título

who succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?