succé
See also: succe
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom French succès. Compare Danish succes, Norwegian Bokmål suksess.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsuccé c
- a great success (with an audience or some other group of people); a hit, a smash, etc.
- Föreställningen blev en succé
- The show was a great success (a big hit with the audience)
- Nisse har gjort succé med sin kebabsås
- Nisse's kebab sauce has been a big hit ("Nisse has made great success (with customers) with his kebab sauce")
- Stigs ståuppnummer på festen blev en succé
- Stig's stand-up routine at the party was a great success
Usage notes
editEnglish success can partly be considered a false (semi-)friend. Framgång is closer to success in a more neutral sense.
Declension
editDeclension of succé | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | succé | succén | succéer | succéerna |
Genitive | succés | succéns | succéers | succéernas |