to be successful in doing sth — riuscire a fare qc
a successful lawyer — un avvocato affermato
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
successful — suc•cess•ful [[t]səkˈsɛs fəl[/t]] adj. 1) achieving or having achieved success 2) resulting in or attended with success • Etymology: 1580–90 suc•cess′ful•ly, adv. suc•cess′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
successful — suc|cess|ful W1S2 [səkˈsesfəl] adj 1.) having the effect or result you intended ▪ The operation was successful. ▪ a highly successful (=very successful) meeting successful in (doing) sth ▪ Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind? … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsuccessful — un|suc|cess|ful [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adj not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve ▪ an unsuccessful attempt to climb Everest unsuccessful in (doing) sth ▪ We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
