succé

See also: succe

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʉk.seː/, [sɵkˈseː]

Noun

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of succé

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	succé	succés
	definite	succén	succéns
plural	indefinite	succéer	succéers
	definite	succéerna	succéernas

Derived terms

• braksuccé
• dundersuccé
• filmsuccé
• försäljningssuccé
• jättesuccé
• kanonsuccé
• kassasuccé
• kritikersuccé
• megasuccé
• publiksuccé
• skandalsuccé
• skrattsuccé
• storsuccé
• succéartad
• succébok
• succédebut
• succéfilm
• succéförfattare
• succépjäs
• succéroman
• succétränare
• säljsuccé
• tittarsuccé
• världssuccé

 

See also

• framgång

References

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