career

career
kə'riə
1. noun
1) (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

2. verb
(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) ir a toda velocidad
career n carrera / trayectoria profesional
a career in politics una carrera en política
career
tr[kə'rɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (profession) carrera
■ a career in politics una carrera en (la) política
2 (working life) vida profesional
adjective
1 de carrera
intransitive verb
1 ir a toda velocidad
■ the car careered off the road el coche salió disparado de la carretera
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
career ladder escalafón nombre masculino
careers advice orientación nombre femenino profesional
careers adviser / careers officer persona que orienta profesionalmente
career [kə'rɪr] vi
: ir a toda velocidad
career n
vocation: vocación f, profesión f, carrera f
career
n.
• carrera (profesional)
(EMP, RHU) s.f.
• carrera s.f.

I kə'rɪr, kə'rɪə(r)
noun carrera f

he made a career for himself as a journalist — se forjó una carrera como periodista; (before n)

career girl/woman — mujer f de carrera


II
intransitive verb ir* a toda velocidad
[kǝ'rɪǝ(r)]
1.
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

2.
VI correr a toda velocidad

to career down the street — correr calle abajo

to career into a wall — estrellarse contra un muro

3.
CPD [diplomat, soldier] de carrera; [criminal] profesional

career girl N — mujer f de carrera

career guidance N — (US) orientación f profesional

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

* * *

I [kə'rɪr, kə'rɪə(r)]
noun carrera f

he made a career for himself as a journalist — se forjó una carrera como periodista; (before n)

career girl/woman — mujer f de carrera


II
intransitive verb ir* a toda velocidad

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