unsuccessful

[US]/ʌnsək'sesfʊl/
[UK]/ˌʌnsək'sɛsfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ikke opnåelse af det ønskede resultat; uden succes.

Phrases & Collocations

unsuccessful attempt

mislykket forsøg

Example Sentences

an unsuccessful business venture.

et mislykket forretningseventyr.

an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament.

et mislykket forsøg på at træde ind i Parlamentet.

He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief.

Han forsøgte uden held at stoppe tyven.

Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student turned to biology.

Uden succes i matematik vendte eleven mod biologi.

The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.

Problemet voksede kun mere komplekst efter det mislykkede møde.

I went into the job with my eyes open—everyone knows what happens to an unsuccessful manager.

Jeg gik ind i jobbet med åbne øjne - alle ved, hvad der sker med en u succesfuld leder.

They all looked tired and fretful after several unsuccessful trials.

De så alle trætte og utålmodige efter flere mislykkede forsøg.

All her attempts to find a better job were unsuccessful; it seemed that the dice were loaded against her.

Alle hendes forsøg på at finde et bedre job var uden held; det så ud til, at terningerne var loaded imod hende.

In 2003, Turkey refused to accept the ship for shipbreaking, and in addition, a German ship broker was unsuccessful in his attempt to remove visible asbestos from ship in Italy when costs skyrocketed.

I 2003 afviste Tyrkiet at acceptere skibet til skibsdemontering, og desuden var en tysk skibsmægler ikke i stand til at fjerne synlig asbest fra skibet i Italien, da omkostningerne skød i gennem taget.

Real-world Examples

To their fury, they had been unsuccessful.

Til deres vrede havde de været uden held.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

So overall, was the journey unsuccessful?

Så overordnet set, var rejsen uden held?

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

And so far, people have been unsuccessful in exterminating them long term.

Og indtil videre har folk været uden held med at udrydde dem på lang sigt.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

This was all unsuccessful, so he tried personal insults.

Det var alt sammen uden held, så han forsøgte at komme med personlige fornærelser.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

There were three unsuccessful votes to find a replacement.

Der var tre mislykkede afstemninger for at finde en afløser.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Workers say negotiations have been unsuccessful as unions claim.

Lønarbejdere siger, at forhandlingerne har været uden held, som fagforeningerne hævder.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2016

I think he would have seen himself as unsuccessful.

Jeg tror, han ville have set sig selv som en fiasko.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

The book looked like a list of unsuccessful experiments.

Bogen lignede en liste over mislykkede eksperimenter.

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

Needless to say, the doctors were unsuccessful in helping him.

Det er unødvendigt at sige, at lægerne var uden held med at hjælpe ham.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

So things that are hit or miss are often unsuccessful.

Så ting, der er et spørgsmål om held, er ofte uden held.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

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