carrera
race
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A race that you run
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Carrera means race and is correr0 turned into a thing, a "running."
carrera
race (competition)
A competition to see who is fastest.
Mi hermana ganó la carrera de diez kilómetrosMy sister won the ten-kilometer race
La carrera de coches empieza a las tresThe car race starts at three
run, dash (a sprint)
A short burst of running.
Se echó una carrera hasta la esquinaHe made a run to the corner
Llegamos al andén de una carreraWe got to the platform in a dash
ride, fare (in a taxi)
One trip in a taxi, and by extension what that trip costs. The taxi makes a run from where you got in to where you get out.
La carrera al aeropuerto duró cuarenta minutosThe ride to the airport took forty minutes
Le pregunté al taxista cuánto era la carreraI asked the driver how much the fare was
run, ladder (in a stocking)
A line of dropped stitches in a stocking or knitted fabric, which runs up the fabric.
Se me hizo una carrera en la mediaI got a run in my stocking
Llevaba una carrera enorme en las mediasShe had a huge ladder in her tights
carrera
career
The professional path someone is on
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career
long-term profession
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noun suffix
Carrera means career and is the Spanish version of the English word.
carrera
career (profession)
The working life someone builds up over the years in one field.
Tuvo una carrera larga como periodistaShe had a long career as a journalist
Dejó su carrera en la banca para abrir un restauranteHe left his career in banking to open a restaurant
degree, major, studies (university)
What you study in university, named for the career it prepares you for.
Estudia la carrera de arquitecturaShe is studying for a degree in architecture
Todavía no decide qué carrera seguirHe still hasn't decided what major to pursue