 | English  | German |  |
 | scant {adj} [improvement, success etc.] | 1029 gering |  |
 | heady {adj} [success, atmosphere] | 646 berauschend [aufregend, wunderbar] |  |
 | propitious {adj} [giving or indicating a good chance of success] | 614 verheißungsvoll |  |
 | resounding {adj} [e.g. success] | 323 durchschlagend [z. B. Erfolg] |  |
 | arrived {past-p} [achieved success] | 9 anerkannt |  |
 | succeeded {past-p} [had success] | 8 reüssiert [geh.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to achieve sth. [an agreement, a result, success, etc.] | 2689 etw. erzielen [eine Einigung, ein Resultat, einen Erfolg etc.] |  |
 | to yield sth. [results, success etc.] | 79 etw. zeitigen [geh.] [Ergebnisse, Erfolge (als Resultat)] |  |
 | to woo [e.g. success] | 67 suchen [anstreben] |  |
 | to max [sl.] [to make a perfect score or attain complete success] | 55 [eine maximale Ausbeute erreichen, z. B. an Spielpunkten; einen Supersieg erringen] |  |
 | to conduce [toward success] | 43 führen [zum Erfolg] |  |
 | to invest [with or without profitable success] | 9 reinbuttern [ugs.] [Geld hineinstecken] |  |
 | to arrive [achieve success] | 6 arrivieren [geh.] |  |
 | to arrive [achieve success] | es schaffen |  |
 | to pass sb. [to certify success in an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.] | jdn. bestehen lassen [bei einer Untersuchung, einem Examen, Kurs u. ä.] |  |
 | to register sth. [fig.] [a victory or win, a success] | etw.Akk. (für sichAkk.) verbuchen [fig.] [einen Sieg, einen Erfolg] |  |
Nouns |
 | hit [success] | 33 Wurf {m} [ugs.] [fig.] [Erfolg] |  |
 | games sports gamesmanship [way of increasing one's chances of success against an opponent by making him lose confidence] | 16 [Versuch, durch Verunsicherung des Gegners zu gewinnen, ohne gegen die Regeln zu verstoßen] |  |
 | biol. fertility [reproductive success] | 13 Kindersegen {m} |  |
 | swinger [sb. seeking excitement, esp. a male seeking and having success with women] | 10 Bonvivant {m} [veraltend] [Lebemann, Playboy] |  |
 | nonsuccess [also: non-success] | 6 Misserfolg {m} |  |
 | pushover [easy success] [coll.] | kinderleichte Sache {f} [ugs.] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be vaulted [fig.] [fame, success] | sich katapultieren [Ruhm, Erfolg] |  |
 | to clock up sth. [esp. Br.] [coll.] [e.g. success] | etw.Akk. für sichAkk. verbuchen können |  |
 | to piggyback on sth. [product, success, project, etc.] | sichAkk. bei etw.Dat. einklinken |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | educ. psych. learning achievement [learning success] | Lernerfolg {m} |  |
 | long shot [sth. with little chance of success] | ziemlich hoffnungsloser Fall {m} |  |
 | organizational success [success of an / the organization] | Organisationserfolg {m} |  |
 | pol. red wave [USA] [Republican electoral success] | rote Welle {f} [überwältigender Sieg der Republikaner, gespiegelt in der Rotfärbung der Bundesstaaten] |  |
 | right formula [also fig: right path for success] | richtige Formel {f} [auch fig.: der richtige Weg zum Erfolg] |  |
 | sports water carrier [fig.] [football / soccer jargon] [sb. only working for the success of others] | Wasserträger {m} [fig.] [Fußballjargon] [jd., der den anderen Spielern zuarbeitet] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | He got nowhere. [idiom] [had no luck or success] | Er kam auf keinen grünen Zweig. [Redewendung] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to be short-lived [success, happiness] | von kurzer Dauer sein |  |
 | to go down well [be a success] | gut einschlagen [erfolgreich sein] |  |
 | to make or mar sb./sth. [Br.] [cause success or failure] | jdn./etw. zum Erfolg oder zum Scheitern führen / bringen |  |
 | to prove (to be) [too expensive, a great success, etc.] | sich herausstellen als [als zu teuer, als großer Erfolg etc.] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be an impediment to sth. [e.g. success] | ein Stolperstein auf dem Weg zu etw.Dat. sein [z. B. zum Erfolg] |  |
 | idiom to be on a tear [coll.] [fig.] [period of success/high performance] | Aufwind haben [fig.] |  |
 | to bring home the bacon [coll.] [idiom] [achieve success] | es schaffen [erfolgreich sein] |  |
 | idiom to go to sb.'s head [idiom] [success, praise, alcohol] | jdm. zu Kopf steigen [Redewendung] |  |
 | idiom to go to sb.'s head [idiom] [success, praise, alcohol] | jdm. zu Kopfe steigen [Redewendung] |  |
 | to look back on / upon sth. [fig.] [on past events, past success, etc.] | auf etw.Akk. zurückblicken [fig.] [auf Vergangenes, frühere Erfolge etc.] |  |
 | to not be getting ahead [idiom] [have no luck or success in life] | auf keinen grünen Zweig kommen [Redewendung] |  |
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