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career
move rapidly, go at full speed: The sports car careered down the highway.; vocation, lifework, livelihood: She has made a career of interior decoration.
Not to be confused with:
careen – lean or tip to one side while in motion, as car rounding a curve or a ship listing in a storm: The motorcycle careened around the bend in the road.
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ca·reer
(kə-rîr′)n.
1.
a. A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
b. The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements: an officer with a distinguished career; a teacher in the midst of a long career.
2. A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.
3. Speed: "My hasting days fly on with full career" (John Milton).
adj.
Doing what one does as a permanent occupation or lifework: career diplomats; a career criminal.
intr.v. ca·reered, ca·reer·ing, ca·reers
To move forward at high speed, often with minimal control: "that lordly car ... How smoothly it ran. In what style they had come careering along the country roads!" (James Joyce).
[French carrière, from Old French, racecourse, from Old Provençal carriera, street, from Medieval Latin (via) carrāria, (road) for carts, feminine of carrārius, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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career
(kəˈrɪə)n
1. a path or progress through life or history
2. a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work
3. (modifier) having or following a career as specified: a career diplomat.
4. a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one
vb
(intr) to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way
[C16: from French carrière, from Late Latin carrāria carriage road, from Latin carrus two-wheeled wagon, car]
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ca•reer
(kəˈrɪər)n.
1. an occupation or profession followed as one's lifework.
2. a person's general course of action through some or all of life: a short career as a soldier.
3. a course, esp. a swift one.
4. speed, esp. full speed.
v.i. 5. to go at full speed.
adj. 6. professional: a career diplomat.
[1525–35; < Middle French carriere < Old Provençal carriera literally, road < Late Latin carrāri (via) vehicular (road)]
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career
Past participle: careered
Gerund: careering
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| Noun | 1. |  career - the particular occupation for which you are trainedjob, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" specialism, specialization, specialty, speciality, specialisation - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" lifework - the principal work of your career walk of life, walk - careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" business life, professional life - a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
| 2. | career - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | |
| Verb | 1. | career - move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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career
noun
1. occupation, calling, employment, pursuit, vocation, livelihood, life's work She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer
verb
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career
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Translations
سيْرُ الحَياةِ العَمَلِيَّهَمِهْنَةمِهْنَةُ حَياهيَعْدو، يَنْدَفِ بِسُرْعَه
kariérařítit seživotní dráhadráha
karrierelevevejløbebanesusefræse
ammattityöura
karijera
pályafutásvágtat
æîa, òjótaferilllífsstarf, ævistarf
キャリア
경력
gyvavimasnuriedėtiprofesinė veikla
drāztieskarjerapro-gress
kariéraživotná dráha
karieraživljenjska pot
karriär
อาชีพการทำงาน
nghề nghiệp
career
[kəˈrɪəʳ]A. N (= occupation) → profesión f; (= working life) → carrera f profesional
he made a career (for himself) in advertising → se dedicó a la publicidad, desarrolló su carrera profesional en el campo de la publicidad
he made a career (for himself) in advertising → se dedicó a la publicidad, desarrolló su carrera profesional en el campo de la publicidad
B. VI → correr a toda velocidad
to career down the street → correr calle abajo
to career into a wall → estrellarse contra un muro
to career down the street → correr calle abajo
to career into a wall → estrellarse contra un muro
C. CPD [diplomat, soldier] → de carrera; [criminal] → profesional
career girl N → mujer f de carrera
career move N → cambio m (en la trayectoria) profesional
a good/bad career move → una buena/mala decisión para la trayectoria profesional
career prospects NPL → perspectivas fpl profesionales
careers advisor (Brit) careers counselor (US) N (Scol) persona encargada de la guía vocacional de los alumnos
careers guidance N (Brit) → guía f vocacional
careers office N → oficina f de guía vocacional
careers officer N → consejero/a m/f de orientación profesional
careers service N → servicio m de orientación profesional
careers teacher N (Brit) (Scol) = careers advisor career woman N → mujer f de carrera
career girl N → mujer f de carrera
career move N → cambio m (en la trayectoria) profesional
a good/bad career move → una buena/mala decisión para la trayectoria profesional
career prospects NPL → perspectivas fpl profesionales
careers advisor (Brit) careers counselor (US) N (Scol) persona encargada de la guía vocacional de los alumnos
careers guidance N (Brit) → guía f vocacional
careers office N → oficina f de guía vocacional
careers officer N → consejero/a m/f de orientación profesional
careers service N → servicio m de orientación profesional
careers teacher N (Brit) (Scol) = careers advisor career woman N → mujer f de carrera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
career
[kəˈrɪər] vi (= move fast) [person, vehicle] → aller à toute allurecareer criminal n → professionnel/elle m/f du crimecareer girl n → jeune femme f ambitieusecareer move n
It was a good career move → C'était une bonne décision sur le plan professionnel.
What's your next career move going to be? → Quelle sera la prochaine étape dans votre carrière?career prospects npl → possibilités fpl d'avancementcareers advisor (British) careers counselor (US) n → conseiller/ère m/f d'orientation professionnellecareers guidance n (British) → orientation f professionnellecareer woman n → femme f ambitieuse
It was a good career move → C'était une bonne décision sur le plan professionnel.
What's your next career move going to be? → Quelle sera la prochaine étape dans votre carrière?career prospects npl → possibilités fpl d'avancementcareers advisor (British) careers counselor (US) n → conseiller/ère m/f d'orientation professionnellecareers guidance n (British) → orientation f professionnellecareer woman n → femme f ambitieuse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
career
n → Karriere f; (= profession, job) → Beruf m; (= working life) → Laufbahn f; journalism is his new career → er hat jetzt die Laufbahn des Journalisten eingeschlagen; to make a career for oneself → Karriere machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
career
[kəˈrɪəʳ]1. n (occupation) → professione f; (working life) → carriera
2. vi (also career along) → sfrecciare, andare di gran carriera
3. adj (diplomat, soldier) → di carriera
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
career
(kəˈriə) noun1. a way of making a living (usually professional). a career in publishing.
2. course; progress (through life). The present government is nearly at the end of its career.
verb to move rapidly and dangerously. The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
career
→ مِهْنَة kariéra karriere Karriere καριέρα carrera ura carrière karijera carriera キャリア 경력 carrière karriere kariera carreira карьера karriär อาชีพการทำงาน kariyer nghề nghiệp 事业Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
career
n. profesión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012