la
feminine
/kaˈreɾa/
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Translation
career, race, degree course
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin carraria (via) ('carriage road'), from Latin carrus ('wheeled wagon'), a word of Gaulish (Celtic) origin. The same root gives English 'career', 'car' and 'cargo'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- carraria
- English cognates
- career, car, cargo
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcarreras
Examples
.
He has a brilliant career in the field of medicine.
.
The race starts in half an hour in front of the park.
Eligió laborales.
She chose a degree course with very good job prospects.
.
We had a race to the corner and I won.
escándalo .
His political career ended after that television scandal.
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