profession

  • 21PROFESSION — n. f. Déclaration publique d’un sentiment habituel. Je fais profession d’être votre obligé, j’en fais une profession publique, une profession solennelle. Les sentiments dont il fait profession. Il fait profession de principes fort sévères, fort… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22Profession — The term profession is applied to those persons who have specialized and technical skill or knowledge which they apply, for a fee, to certain tasks that ordinary and unqualified people cannot ordinarily undertake. The term derives from the Latin …

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  • 23profession — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chosen ▪ noble (esp. AmE) ▪ We are members of an old and noble profession. ▪ caring (BrE), health care (esp. AmE), helping (AmE …

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  • 24profession — pro|fes|sion [ prə feʃn ] noun count *** 1. ) a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do, especially one with high social status: the medical/legal/nursing/teaching profession in a profession: People in my profession have a duty… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25profession */*/*/ — UK [prəˈfeʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms profession : singular profession plural professions 1) a) a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do, especially one with high social status the medical/legal/nursing/teaching… …

    English dictionary

  • 26Profession — Unter Professionalisierung im weiteren Sinne versteht man die Entwicklung einer privat oder ehrenamtlich ausgeübten Tätigkeit zu einem Beruf (entspricht: Verberuflichung). Eine solche Professionalisierung geht oft mit einer Steigerung der… …

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  • 27profession — pro|fes|sion W3S3 [prəˈfeʃən] n 1.) a job that needs a high level of education and training the legal/medical/teaching etc profession ▪ members of the teaching profession enter/go into/join a profession ▪ Some students enter other professions… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28Profession — La profession, du latin professio («déclaration, déclaration publique, action de se donner comme») est le métier exercé par une personne. Soit une activité manuelle ou intellectuelle procurant un salaire, une rémunération, des revenus à celui qui …

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  • 29profession — n. 1) to practice a profession 2) the legal; medical; nursing; teaching profession 3) by profession (she s a lawyer by profession) * * * [prə feʃ(ə)n] medical nursing teaching profession the legal to practice a profession by profession (she s a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30profession — noun (C) 1 a job that needs special education and training: What made you choose law as a profession? see job 2 by profession as your job: Castillo is a social worker by profession. 3 all the people in a particular profession (also + plural verb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English