carrera

career

noun kah-RREH-rah Common

Also means

race

Usage Note

Carrera covers a professional career (carrera profesional), a university degree programme (estudiar una carrera), and a race or sprint (la carrera de 100 metros). It also means a run in a stocking (una carrera en las medias). The double r is a trill. In Latin America carrera often specifically means a university course of study, making it a slightly false friend with 'career' for English speakers.

Examples

"Quiere hacer una carrera en medicina."

Natural Translation

She wants to have a career in medicine.

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