Meaning

8 senses
  1. One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.

    Karriere, Laufbahn, Karriere

    карье́раkarʹjéra, по́прищеpóprišče, профе́ссияproféssija

    кар'є́раkarʺjéra, кар'є́раkarʺjéra

  2. The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.

    Washington’s career as a soldier

    This scandal could ruin his career.

    the general progression of your working or professional life

  3. The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.

  4. A jouster's path during a joust.

    карье́рkarʹjér

  5. The flight of a hawk.

  6. (archaic)Speed.

  7. (obsolete)A short gallop of a horse.

    карье́рkarʹjér

    кар'є́рkarʺjér

  8. (obsolete)A racecourse; the ground run over.

Examples

484 sentences
  1. Your family should come before your career.

    Родина має бути важливіша за кар'єру. — aandrusiak

    ruСемья должна быть превыше карьеры. — sharptoothed

    deDeine Familie sollte dir wichtiger sein als deine Karriere. — samueldora

  2. Tom doesn't want to spend the rest of his career in middle management.

    Том не хоче залишатись менеджером середньої ланки до завершення своєї кар'єри. — oromashka · CC BY 2.0 FR

  3. My family comes before my career.

  4. Tom had a very successful career.

  5. Tom chose music as a career.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
one's calling in life; a person's occupation:
horse career:
Русский
By meaning 2
one's calling in life; a person's occupation:
a jouster's path during a joust:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one's calling in life; a person's occupation:

Origin

Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from O

Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus (“wheeled vehicle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan.

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