/ʁeysi/
Translation
successful, succeeded
Word origin
Past participle of reussir ('to succeed'), borrowed from Italian riuscire ('to come out, succeed'), from Latin re- and exire ('to go out'), from ex- ('out') and ire ('to go').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exire
- English cognates
- exit, issue
Grammar
Examples
, .
He passed his exam on the first try, without much effort.
C' , ' .
It was a really successful evening, everyone had fun.
Cette .
This difficult mission was successfully completed thanks to your work.
au .
This chocolate cake has really turned out well.
' .
Her birthday party was a complete success.
est le participe passe de reussir (to succeed, to pass), employe comme adjectif. Une soiree reussie (a successful party), un plat reussi (a well-executed dish) illustrent son usage adjectival. Bien reussi renforce la qualite.
Reussir a + infinitif signifie parvenir a faire quelque chose : il a reussi a convaincre tout le monde (he managed to convince everyone). Reussite (f) est le nom associe. Ne pas confondre avec gagne (won), qui implique une competition.
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Grammar articles
(9)avoir or être: Choosing the French Auxiliary in the Passé Composé
French Adjectives and Nouns with à or de
The French Conditional Perfect: j'aurais fait, elle serait venue
How to Say Therefore, So, Thus and Hence in French
How to Say However, Although, Even Though and Despite in French
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
Subjunctive or Indicative: How to Choose in French
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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