A2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
successo
success; hit (song/film); also past tense of 'succedere' (happened)
Looks like
success
the accomplishment of an aim
⚠️ The trap
'Successo' means success but is also the past participle of 'succedere' (to happen). 'È successo qualcosa' means 'something happened', not 'something succeeded'. This double function catches many learners.
To say "the accomplishment of an aim" in Italian:
successo (shares meaning but has extra uses)
"successo" in English means:
success; hit (song/film); also past tense of 'succedere' (happened)
Example
"Cosa è successo?"
"What happened?"
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