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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	succé	succén	succéer	succéerna
Genitive	succés	succéns	succéers	succéernas

See also

• framgång

References

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