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Thursday, January 9, 2014

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carrera, noun
career; degree

La carrera has several meanings, and your professional career is just one of them.

Tuvo una brillante carrera como actriz.
She had an outstanding career as an actress.

un diplomático de carrera
a career diplomat

If you are ambitious and want to get on, then you need to hacer carrera:

Muchos prefieren hacer carrera en el extranjero.
Many people prefer to pursue careers abroad.

To pursue a career, it helps to go to university, and the degree you do there is also called a carrera:

Está haciendo la carrera de Derecho.
She's doing a Law degree.

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