English-Swedish translations for career

• karriär en
  Det är den allra första gången i min karriär.It is the very first time in my career.
  Jag önskar henne lycka till i sin karriär i detta parlament.I wish her well in her career in this Parliament.
  I själva verket arbetade jag inom detta område under min tidigare karriär.In fact I worked in this area in a previous career.

Definition of career

• One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession
• General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it
• Speed
• A jouster's path during a joust
• A short gallop of a horse.
• The flight of a hawk
• To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way

Synonyms

• careen

Examples

• Washingtons career as a soldier
• The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.

Related words

• careerist
• careerism
• career college
• career woman
• career guidance counsellor
• career criminal
• career changer
• career change
• career opportunity