succès

/syk.sɛ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.

Forms

plural
les succès

Meaning

  1. success

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

réussite

réussite leans toward personal achievement, like passing an exam; succès is more general fame or success — both mean "success," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does succès mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le film connaît un grand ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches succès?

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