False Friends: career and degree. Oh how much do we hate those False Friends – the words that sound exactly like a word in a different language but has a different meaning. It sounds like it’s a friend, but it’s not. Curse you False Friends!!!
CAREER – PROFESIÓN / TRAYECTORIA
- Career in English is a job that you have been doing for a long time (not your university studies)
- Before her career in social work, she was a banker.
- He’s finally retiring after a 40 year career in marketing.
DEGREE – CARRERA
- a qualification given for finishing a university course
- degree is the correct translation of ‘careera‘ in Spanish.
- He has a degree in education.
- Although he got his degree in History, he’s working in politics.
FALSE FRIENDS
Not that you had a look at False Friends: career and degree, have a look at our other False Friends posts:
1. Vocab Rehab: False Friends: Terrific and terrifying
2. Vocab Rehab: False Friends: Suburbs and slums
3. Vocab Rehab: False Friends: Sensitive and Sensible
4. Vocab Rehab: False Friends: Comprehensive and Understanding
Cursos Inglés
En la Escuela de Idiomas de la Cámara de Comercio de Alava, tenemos cursos de inglés para todas las necesidades y niveles.
- Preparación de exámenes de Cambrdige, EOI, Oxford A2 a C2
- Business English desde A1 a C2
- Inglés General A1 a C2
- Cursos de Conversación
