carrière

Meaning

1. racecourse
2. career

Concepts

career

quarry

gravel pit

stone pit

pit

racing course

vocation

life history

stone quarry

personal history

one’s lifetime

calling

📲

history

footsteps

profession

pursuit

race

record

sandpit

Synonyms

curriculum vitae

parcours

profession

trajectoire

vie

vocation

antécédents

champ d’action

gravière

gravel pit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.ʁjɛʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: carriere

Borrowed from Old Provençal: carreira

Borrowed from Italian: carriera

Inherited from Old French: quarrière

Cognate with English: quarry

In summary

Inherited from Middle French carriere. Borrowed from Old Occitan carreira or Italian carriera, itself from Old Occitan, from Late Latin (via) carrāria, from Latin carrus. Compare the inherited doublet charrière.

Sentences

À la suite de cette saison , il décide de mettre fin à sa carrière .

Following this season, he decided to end his career.

Sa carrière commence avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale .

His career began before the Second World War.

Il décrit alors la vie et la carrière du défunt .

He then describes the life and career of the deceased.

La suite de sa carrière est plus chaotique .

The rest of his career is more chaotic.

Après sa carrière de footballeur , il devient médecin .

After his football career, he became a doctor.

Son frère cadet , Jack, a également connu une carrière de joueur de hockey professionnel .

His younger brother, Jack, also had a career as a professional hockey player.