succé

From French succès. Compare Danish succes, Norwegian Bokmål suksess.

• IPA^(key): /sʉk.seː/, [sɵkˈseː]

succé c

1. 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

English success can partly be considered a false (semi-)friend. Framgång is closer to success in a more neutral sense.

• framgång

• succé in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• succé in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• succé in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)