1 (outcome) resultado (m) this oven gives better results este horno da mejores resultados; he followed his own advice, with disastrous results hizo lo que le pareció, con consecuencias desastrosas or resultados desastrosos
the result is that ... the situation is a direct result of this government's policies what will be the result of it all? the result was further victimisation death was the result of an overdose clinical trials of the drug have shown promising results the argument was that a famine was the result of nature failing to deliver the monsoon on time he said her win was the result of taking a set off world No 1 Monica Seles dumplings with meat, a Russian speciality, was the result of Rima queueing from 10am to 2pm one day to buy a kilo of beef
as a result por consiguiente; as a result of como or a consecuencia de; he died as a result of his injuries murió como or a consecuencia de las heridas
all my friends have married or moved away - as a result, I have no social life we found there had been some irregularities and, as a result, a member of staff has been put on notice I missed the first night as a result of going to Havana as a result of a misunderstanding compensation is available for people who have developed asthma as a direct result of their work he died as a result of being exposed to a nerve gas
to achieve/produce the desired result lograr/producir los resultados deseados
let's hope all his work achieves the desired result on both occasions, the desired result - an increased majority for the government - was achieved it's a question of waiting for economic sanctions to produce the desired result [in] the result in the result, obviously, the lifestyle of the privileged must surely be affected in the result, one doesn't want to mislead people
with the result that ... con la consecuencia de que ...
the soil was very poor, with the result that nothing grew he was assassinated, with the result that war broke out in 1840
without result sin resultado
he hired private detectives to trace her, without result mouth open, she began to make strangled noises deep in her throat - /Colette took her by the shoulders and shook her, but without result/
to get a result (Britain) (succeed) obtener resultados (informal) if they play to their potential, I am confident we can get a result she told him the police raided the house for drugs. "Did they get a result?" he asked Their families and friends say they were charged with the murder by police who were under intense pressure and desperate to get a result One seat was tied between Tory and Labour candidates, so their names were put in a hat. Victorious Tory Sylvia Antunovich said: `I'm so relieved, but this is not the way to get a
2 [of election, race, match] resultado (m) you need good A-level results "what was the result?" - "one-nil to Leeds" the result of the Warrington by-election
the election results los resultados de las elecciones
the final election results will be announced on Friday they didn't wait for the official election results, so sure they were of his landslide victory
her exam results were excellent en los exámenes sacó unas notas excelentes; the football results los resultados de los partidos de fútbol
3 (Mat) resultado (f) they found their computers producing different results from exactly the same calculation the result should be calculated to three decimal places to [get] a result if they play to their potential, I am confident we can get a result the players are feeling sorry for him and are desperate to get a result for his sake she told him the police raided the house for drugs. "Did they get a result?" he asked
4 results (favourable outcome) resultados (m) to [demand] results the directors are in a position to demand results from management Walker has demanded results for his vast outlay to get results
to get results: if they don't get results, heads will begin to roll como no obtengan resultados, empezarán a cortar cabezas; if a child sees that crying gets results he will take advantage of that si un niño ve que llorar le da resultado se aprovechará de ello
it's my job to get results I'm under the same pressure as every other manager to get results we have shown we can still get results even with all the changes that have been forced upon us Kemp was playing his anger for all it was worth; it seemed to be getting results
(St Ex) resultados (m) half-year results resultados (m) semestrales
directors will decide what dividend shareholders get when the end-year results are known Tesco unveiled sparkling half-year results yesterday
