What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the past participle completado (completed) and the prepositional phrase con éxito (with success).
Which one should you use?
While completado con éxito is the standard form, you can use finalizado con éxito as a synonym to describe a process that has reached its end successfully.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For formal work-related scenarios, such as talking about finishing a project or a task, you can use Completar con éxito. To convey the successful completion of a process, procedure or event, Finalizar exitosamente is also appropriate. In formal reports or system notifications, it is common to use the impersonal construction se completó con éxito to say "it was successfully completed." Additionally, the formal expression Haber concluido exitosamente translates to "to have successfully completed."
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle must agree with the noun it describes. If the task or process is a feminine noun, use completada con éxito. If the subject consists of multiple masculine or mixed-gender items, use the masculine plural form completados con éxito.
Did you know?
- Although it looks like the English word 'exit', the Spanish word éxito actually means 'success' rather than an 'exit'.
- While completado sounds like the English 'completed', the word completar can sometimes be used to mean 'to top up' or 'to replenish' a supply, such as a tank of gas.
- While English speakers often use 'success' ironically to describe a failed attempt, éxito is almost never used this way in Spanish. It refers strictly to a positive result.
Examples in context
- Gracias a nuestro equipo de ingeniería por completar con éxito el proyecto de construcción en tiempo récord.Thanks to our engineering team for successfully completing the construction project in record time.
- El informe final ha sido finalizado exitosamente, y ahora podemos pasar a la etapa de implementación.The final report has been successfully completed, and we can now move on to the implementation stage.
- ¡Buen trabajo! Has terminado con éxito el proyecto de pintura en casa.Well done! You have successfully finished the home painting project.
- Después de muchas horas de estudio, logré acabar exitosamente mi tesis de grado.After many hours of studying, I managed to successfully complete my thesis.
- El proceso se completó con éxito.The process was successfully completed.
- El proyecto ha sido completado con éxito.The project has been successfully completed.
- Hemos completado con éxito la primera fase.We have successfully completed the first phase.
- El proceso se ha completado con éxito.The process has been successfully completed.
Example conversation
Maria and Mateo are discussing a work task.
- MaríaHola Mateo, ¿terminaste el informe?Hello Mateo, did you finish the report?
- MateoSí, el envío fue completado con éxito.Yes, the sending was successfully completed.
- María¡Qué bien! Gracias por avisarme.That's great! Thanks for letting me know.
- MateoDe nada, María. Ya podemos descansar.You're welcome, María. We can rest now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries con, éxito, CC BY-SA 4.0.
