curriculum vitae
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin curriculum (“course”) + vītae, genitive of vīta (“life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/, /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
curriculum vitae (plural curricula vitae or (hypercorrect) curricula vitarum)
- (UK) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.
- (US) A detailed written account of one's education and experience used to seek positions in academic or educational environments, typically including academic credentials, publications, courses taught, etc.
Translations
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See also
Further reading
- curriculum vitae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin curriculum vītae (“course of life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kyˈri.kyˌlʏm ˈvi.teː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
curriculum vitae n (plural curricula vitae)
Usage notes
- Today not commonly written, and indeed very rarely spoken in full. The initialism cv is the standard term.
Derived terms
Further reading
- curriculum vitae on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
curriculum vitae m (plural (traditional) curriculum vitae or (post-1990 spelling) curriculums vitae)
- alternative form of curriculum vitæ
Further reading
- “curriculum vitae”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin curriculum vītae (“course of life”).
Noun
curriculum vitae (plural curriculum-curriculum vitae)
Alternative forms
- CV (initialism)
Further reading
- “curriculum vitae” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
curriculum vitae m (plural curricula vitae or curricula vitarum)
- curriculum vitae (summary of education and employment experience)
- resume
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
curriculum vitae m or n (definite singular curriculum vitaeen or curriculum vitaeet, indefinite plural curriculum vitaeer or curriculum vitae, definite plural curriculum vitaeene)
References
- “curriculum vitae” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
curriculum vitae m or n (definite singular curriculum vitaeen or curriculum vitaeet, indefinite plural curriculum vitaear or curriculum vitae, definite plural curriculum vitaeane or curriculum vitaea)
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was solely standardised as grammatically neuter.[1]
References
- “curriculum vitae” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin curriculum vītae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈ.ri.ku.lum ˈvi.tɛ/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Noun
curriculum vitae n (indeclinable)
- curriculum vitae, CV (written account of one's education, accomplishments etc.)
Related terms
Further reading
- curriculum vitae in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- curriculum vitae in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈʁi.ku.lũ viˈtaj/ [kuˈhi.ku.lũ viˈtaɪ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuˈʁi.ku.lũ viˈtaj/ [kuˈχi.ku.lũ viˈtaɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁi.ku.lũ viˈtaj/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁi.ku.lũ biˈtaj/
Noun
curriculum vitae m (plural curricula vitae)
- curriculum vitae, resume (summary of education and employment experience)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin curriculum vītae (“course of life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˌrikulum ˈbitae/ [kuˌri.ku.lũm ˈbi.t̪a.e]
- Rhymes: -itae
- Syllabification: cu‧rri‧cu‧lum vi‧ta‧e
- IPA(key): /kuˌrikulum ˈbitai/ [kuˌri.ku.lũm ˈbi.t̪ai̯], /kuˌrikulum ˈbite/ [kuˌri.ku.lũm ˈbi.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -itai, -ite
- Syllabification: cu‧rri‧cu‧lum vi‧tae
Noun
curriculum vitae m (plural curriculum vitae)
- curriculum vitae, CV (written account of one's education, accomplishments etc.)
- Synonyms: currículum, currículo, hoja de vida
Usage notes
- According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “curriculum vitae”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024