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curriculum

CV, résumé

noun koor-REE-koo-loom Rare

Origin: Latin curriculum vitae, 'course of life'

Also means

curriculum vitae

Usage Note

Curriculum (short for curriculum vitae) is a Latin loanword used unchanged in Italian — it is invariable, so the plural is still curriculum (or curricula in formal contexts). In everyday speech Italians often say simply il curriculum. The full form curriculum vitae is also common.

Examples

"Ho mandato il curriculum a molte aziende."

Natural Translation

I sent my CV to many companies.

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