success story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for success story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

success story N

success story

éxito m

their talent has made them a major success story

su talento los ha convertido en protagonistas de un éxito ejemplar

Translations for success story in the Spanish»English Dictionary

los Tigers, el equipo revelación de la temporada

the Tigers, the revelation of the season o this season's surprise success story

Translations for success story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

success [Am səkˈsɛs, Brit səkˈsɛs] N

1. success U (good outcome):

success

éxito m

success in one's career

el éxito en la vida profesional

success has gone to her head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

did you have any success (in) finding a job?

¿pudiste conseguir trabajo?

they had a great deal of success with their advertising campaign

su campaña publicitaria fue todo un éxito

we didn't have much success with the banks we approached

no tuvimos mucha suerte con los bancos a los que nos dirigimos

to meet with success

tener éxito

without success

sin (ningún) éxito or resultado

attr the police's success rate in solving crimes

el porcentaje de casos que la policía logra resolver

we're proud of our high success rate in these exams

estamos orgullosos de nuestro alto porcentaje de aprobados en estos exámenes

2. success C (successful thing, person):

success

éxito m

to be a success

ser un éxito

the outing was not a success

la excursión no fue precisamente un éxito

she was a great success with my family

le cayó muy bien a mi familia

he's a success with the girls

tiene éxito con las chicas

he always makes a success of any venture he is involved in

siempre saca adelante sus proyectos con éxito

story¹ <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

1.1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (account)

relato m

story (tale)

cuento m

story (genre) LIT

cuento m

he told us the story of his life

nos contó la historia de su vida

tell me a story

cuéntame un cuento

the book tells the story of the expedition

el libro relata la expedición

that's a long story

eso es largo de contar

to cut a long story short

en pocas palabras

but that's not the end of the story

pero ahí no termina

it's the story of my life!

siempre me pasa lo mismo

according to his/your story

según él/tú

what's the story? Am

bueno ¿qué pasa?

he gave me the story on the new models Am

me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es otro cantar

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's a different story if you're poor

si eres pobre es muy diferente or es otro cantar

later on she hit the bottle, but that's another story

más tarde empezó a beber, pero eso es otro cuento

the same old story

la (misma) historia de siempre

1.2. story:

story (anecdote)

anécdota f

story (joke)

chiste m

there's an interesting story attached to this diamond

hay una historia interesante ligada a ese brillante

his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes

su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen

the story goes that he drew a line in the sand

cuenta la leyenda que trazó una línea en la arena

2. story (plot):

story

argumento m

story

trama f

3.1. story JOURN (article):

story

artículo m

3.2. story JOURN (newsworthy event):

a reporter with a nose for a good story

un periodista con buen olfato para lo que es noticia

4. story inf (lie):

story

cuento m inf

story

mentira f

don't tell stories

no me vengas con cuentos inf

don't tell stories

no digas mentiras

story² <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

story Brit storey (of building):

Brit storey

piso m

Brit storey

planta f

on the first story (in US)

en la planta baja

on the first story (in UK)

en el primer piso

a four-story building

un edificio de cuatro pisos

success story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for success story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

success story

éxito m

Translations for success story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

success [səkˈses] N

1. success no pl (outcome):

success

éxito m

to meet with success

tener éxito

to be a big success with sb/sth

tener gran éxito con alguien/algo

to have success in doing sth

conseguir hacer algo

to make a success of sth

tener éxito en algo

to wish sb success with sth

desear a alguien que le vaya bien algo

to be a great success

ser un gran éxito

to enjoy success

tener éxito

success story

éxito m

2. success (successful person, thing):

success

éxito m

he was a success with my children

les cayó muy bien a mis hijos

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (fictional)

cuento m

to tell a story

contar un cuento

to tell stories (lie)

contar cuentos

so the story goes

eso dicen

2. story (news report):

story

artículo m

Phrases:

that's another story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's the same old story

es la historia de siempre

a tall story

un cuento chino

story² [ˈstɔ:ri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

storey

piso m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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To facilitate the dissemination of best practices, honorees receive financial awards to share their success story with other governments.

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They arrived broke, and their arrival marked the beginning of an amazing success story.

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The success story could be different, if this movie is released nowadays, when something new will be accepted.

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The success story is a result of careful planning and hard work.

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It became an international success story selling more than 1.5 million copies in the first year.

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Organic farming techniques and success story of a farmer were also showed.

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This is an uncommon success story which goes against the trend of disappearing village amenities across the country.

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The airline industry is often cited as a dynamic pricing success story.

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Each chapter includes a short biography and ten key strategies or principles that led to that achiever or achievers' success story.

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That was the start of our success story.

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