What does profesional in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word profesional in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use profesional in Spanish.

The word profesional in Spanish means professional, professional, tradesman, tradesperson, professional, for professional use, professional baptism, professional career, career, professional life, profession, occupation, job category, occupational hazard, professional development, professional growth, professional ethics, lack of professional ethics, occupational training, vocational training, work history,, integration into the workforce, integration into the labor market, [+ sector] professional, career opportunity, professional secret, business card. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word profesional

professional

adjetivo de una sola terminación (de carrera laboral)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mañana presentaré mi examen profesional; deséame suerte.
Wish me luck; tomorrow I'm taking my professional exam.

professional

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que ejerce profesión)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi hermano es tenista profesional; ha participado en todos los torneos importantes. Traducir una novela es trabajo para un traductor profesional.
My brother is a professional tennis player and has played in all of the major tournaments.

tradesman, tradesperson

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona que ejerce profesión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Será mejor que contratemos a un profesional para arreglar esta fuga. Laura es una profesional de la salud.
We'd better call in a tradesman to fix this leak.

professional

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona hábil en su oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El maestro es un gran profesional de la música; es un placer presenciar sus conciertos.
He is a great musical professional, and it is a pleasure to attend his concerts.

for professional use

locución adjetiva (edificio)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Juan alquiló un piso apto profesional en el centro.
Juan rented an apartment for professional use in the city centre.

professional baptism

locución nominal masculina (figurado (primer día de trabajo) (first work)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El bautizo profesional de Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti, fue con El Milagro del Esclavo.
The professional baptism of Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti, was The Slave Miracle.

professional career

(estudios universitarios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los jóvenes reciben orientación en la secundaria para elegir una carrera profesional.
Youth receive guidance in high school to choose a professional career.

career, professional life

(titulado: desarrollo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este médico ha visto casos muy extraños en su carrera profesional.
This doctor has seen some very rare cases in the course of his career.

profession, occupation

locución nominal femenina (ocupación, función)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debes poner tu categoría profesional en el formulario.
You should put your profession on the form.

job category

locución nominal femenina (nivel de estudios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi categoría profesional es universitaria.
My job category is undergraduate.

occupational hazard

nombre femenino (hábito exagerado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedo evitar hacer crítica de una película cuando la veo, es deformación profesional.
I cannot help but criticize a movie when I see it. It's an occupational hazard.

professional development, professional growth

locución nominal masculina (crecimiento laboral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su desarrollo profesional ha sido en la industria textil.
His professional development has been in the textile industry.

professional ethics

(conducta de profesión)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La señora Santos es una excelente abogada que siempre tiene en cuenta la ética profesional.
Mrs. Santos is a first-rate lawyer who always upholds professional ethics.

lack of professional ethics

(der: conducta laboral inmoral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

occupational training

nombre femenino (ES (capacitación profesional) (formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesito que me des consejos en formación ocupacional.

vocational training

nombre femenino (ciclo formativo práctico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La formación profesional aúna los estudios teóricos con las prácticas.
Vocational training unites theoretical and practical studies.

work history,

nombre masculino (experiencia de trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fue galardonado poco antes de su jubilación por su historial profesional.

integration into the workforce, integration into the labor market

(a la población activa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

[+ sector] professional

(experto en)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She works as a healthcare professional.

career opportunity

(oportunidades de trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los padres de Carla quieren que elija una carrera con mucha salida profesional.
Carla's parents want her to choose a degree with a lot of career opportunities.

professional secret

(secreto por razón de profesión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los psicólogos tienen que mantener muchos secretos profesionales.
Psychologists have to keep a lot of professional secrets.

business card

(de uso laboral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martín imprimió tarjetas profesionales con su nombre.
Martín printed business cards with his name.

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