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1 unsuccessful
unsuccessful adj1. fracasado2. que no tiene éxitotr[ʌnsək'sesfʊl]1 fracasado,-a, sin éxito2 (useless) vano, inútil, infructuoso,-a; (examination) suspendido,-a3 (candidate in elections) derrotado,-a, vencido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unsuccessful no tener éxito, fracasarunsuccessful [.ʌnsək'sɛsfəl] adj: fracasado, infructuosoadj.• desairado, -a adj.• fallido, -a adj.• fracasado, -a adj.• ineficaz adj.• infructuoso, -a adj.• perdido, -a adj.'ʌnsək'sesfəlto be unsuccessful with men/women — no tener* éxito con los hombres/las mujeres
we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful — lamentamos informarle que no ha sido seleccionado
they were unsuccessful in their attempt to find the treasure — fracasaron en su intento de encontrar el tesoro
['ʌnsǝk'sesfʊl]ADJ [attempt, effort] inútil, infructuoso; [appeal, search, job application] infructuosohe embarked on an unsuccessful business venture — se embarcó en un negocio que no tuvo éxito or que fracasó
an unsuccessful writer — un escritor que no consiguió el éxito, un escritor fracasado
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to be unsuccessful — no tener éxito, fracasarwe regret to inform you that your application for the post has been unsuccessful — lamentamos informarle que no ha sido seleccionado para el puesto de trabajo solicitado
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they were unsuccessful in their efforts to reach an agreement — fracasaron en sus esfuerzos por llegar a un acuerdoto be unsuccessful in (doing) sth: he was unsuccessful in getting a job — no consiguió or logró encontrar trabajo
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a search for the weapon proved unsuccessful — la búsqueda del arma resultó ser infructuosa* * *['ʌnsək'sesfəl]to be unsuccessful with men/women — no tener* éxito con los hombres/las mujeres
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2 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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