career

career
career [{{t}}kə'rɪə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (profession) carrière f, profession f;
∎ a career in banking une carrière dans la banque ou de banquier;
∎ she made a career (for herself) in politics elle a fait carrière dans la politique
(b) (life) vie f, carrière f;
∎ he spent most of his career working as a journalist il a travaillé presque toute sa vie comme journaliste;
∎ her university career son parcours universitaire
2 compound-forming noun
(diplomat, soldier) de carrière;
∎ it's a good/bad career move c'est bon/mauvais pour ta/sa/etc carrière;
∎ good career prospects de bonnes possibilités d'avancement
3 intransitive verb
∎ {{}}British{{}} the car careered wildly down the hill la voiture a descendu la colline à toute vitesse;
∎ to career along aller à toute vitesse ou à toute allure;
∎ to career into a lorry (vehicle) foncer dans un camion;
∎ the car careered off the road la voiture a quitté la route à vive allure
►► career break interruption f de carrière;
∎ to take a career break interrompre sa carrière (pour élever des enfants, reprendre des études etc);
career development évolution f professionnelle;
{{}}British{{}} career girl jeune fille f ambitieuse ou qui ne pense qu'à sa carrière; {{}}School{{}} &
{{}}University{{}} careers advisor or careers adviser or careers officer conseiller(ère) m,f d'orientation professionnelle;
careers guidance orientation f professionnelle;
careers master conseiller m d'orientation professionnelle;
careers mistress conseillère f d'orientation professionnelle;
careers office, careers service centre m d'orientation professionnelle;
career woman = femme f ambitieuse ou qui ne pense qu'à sa carrière

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