carreira

Meaning

1. (feminine) way; a path or traditional road, usually large enough for a cart
2. (feminine) career (one's profession)
3. (feminine) degree in higher education
4. (feminine) race
5. (feminine) run (line of stitches that has come undone)
6. (feminine) part or parting (hair)
7. (feminine) purlin
8. (feminine) row
9. (feminine) trail

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kɑˈrei̯ɾɐ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese carreira, from Late Latin (via) carrāria, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Sentences

Alí comezou a súa carreira como xornalista .

There he began his career as a journalist.

Pasou toda a súa carreira na Universidade de Manchester.

He spent his entire career at the University of Manchester.

O domingo celébrase a carreira .

On Sunday, the race was held.

A carreira decidiríase coa suma dos tempos de ambas partes da carreira .

The race would be decided by the sum of the times of both parts of the race.

Trátase dun dos destinos clásicos desta carreira ciclista .

It is one of the classic destinations of this cycling race.

Despois ingresou na Academia de Artillaría e desenvolveu a carreira militar .

He then entered the Artillery Academy and developed his military career.

Mais estes traballos afastábano da carreira á que aspiraba .

But these jobs took him away from the career he aspired to.

Alonso puido superar a Schumacher e a orde mantívose ata o final da carreira .

Alonso was able to overtake Schumacher and the order remained until the end of the race.