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éxito

success

noun EHK-see-toh Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

Éxito is a classic false friend: it means 'success', NOT 'exit' (which is salida). Tener éxito is the standard phrase for 'to be successful'; con éxito means 'successfully'. The adjective is exitoso/a (successful), more common in Latin America than in Spain, where con éxito is preferred in formal registers.

Examples

"La obra de teatro fue un gran éxito."

Natural Translation

The theatre play was a great success.

Literal Translation

The work of theatre was a great success

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