successful

successful
adjective
erfolgreich

be successful in something/doing something — Erfolg bei etwas haben/dabei haben, etwas zu tun

she made a successful attempt on the record — der Rekordversuch ist ihr gelungen

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[-'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.) erfolgreich
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suc·cess·ful
[səkˈsesfəl]
adj
1. (having success) erfolgreich
▪ to be \successful erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben
he is \successful in everything he does er hat mit allem Erfolg
2. (lucrative, profitable) erfolgreich, einträglich, lukrativ
he is an author of several hugely \successful children's books er ist Autor einiger enorm erfolgreicher Kinderbücher
\successful harvest einträgliche Ernte
commercially \successful kommerziell erfolgreich
3. (effective) erfolgreich, gelungen, geglückt
to bring sth to a \successful conclusion etw zu einem glücklichen Abschluss bringen
\successful experiment gelungenes Experiment
4. (selected due to success) erfolgreich, siegreich
\successful candidate ausgewählter Bewerber/ausgewählte Bewerberin
\successful participant Gewinner(in) m(f)
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[sək'sesfUl]
adj
erfolgreich

to reach a successful conclusion — zu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss kommen

after successful completion — nach erfolgreicher Beendigung

to be successful — erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben (in mit, bei)

to be entirely successful — ein voller Erfolg sein

I was successful in doing it — es gelang mir, es zu tun

to be successful in one's efforts — mit seinen Bemühungen Erfolg haben

to be successful at doing sth —

unfortunately your application has not been successful — Ihre Bewerbung war leider nicht erfolgreich

to be successful as a doctor — ein erfolgreicher Arzt sein

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successful adj (adv successfully)
1. erfolgreich:
be successful → academic.ru/71787/succeed">succeed A 1, A 2;
be successful in doing sth etwas mit Erfolg tun, Erfolg haben bei oder mit etwas;
successful party JUR obsiegende Partei
2. gelungen, geglückt, erfolgreich (Experiment etc)
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adjective
erfolgreich

be successful in something/doing something — Erfolg bei etwas haben/dabei haben, etwas zu tun

she made a successful attempt on the record — der Rekordversuch ist ihr gelungen

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adj.
erfolgreich adj.
gelungen adj.

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