faire carrière

make a career

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phrase Rare #39,527
make a career Often used with dans + field or comme + job. It means to build a professional career, often successfully.
FR: Elle veut faire carrière dans le design.
EN: She wants to make a career in design.

Actrice, elle peut faire carrière.

As an actress, she can have a career.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

J'envisage de faire carrière dans la finance internationale.

I'm considering pursuing a career in international finance.

Tom était fermier, mais rêvait de faire carrière dans la publicité.

Tom was a farmer, but dreamed of a career in advertising.