Polyglot Dictionary

Laufbahn

/ˈlaʊfˌbaːn/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Laufbahnen

Meaning

  1. career

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Berufung

Close, figuratively — a Berufung (calling) relates to one's Laufbahn (career path).

Similar in other languages

French

carrière

carrière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "career."

Portuguese

carreira

carreira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "career."

Practice

1 What does Laufbahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie begann ihre ___ als Lehrerin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Laufbahn?

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