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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
[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
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career
(kəˈriə) noun1. a way of making a living (usually professional). a career in publishing.carrera
2. course; progress (through life). The present government is nearly at the end of its career.carrera
verb to move rapidly and dangerously. The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.ir a toda velocidad
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
career
→ carreraMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
career
n. profesión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012