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vo·ca·tion·al

 (vō-kā′shə-nəl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a vocation or vocations: vocational counseling.
2. Relating to, providing, or undergoing training in a special skill to be pursued in a trade: vocational students learning to operate a lathe.
vo·ca′tion·al·ly adv.

vocational

(vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl)
adj
1. of or relating to a vocation or vocations
2. (Education) of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession: vocational training.
voˈcationally adv

vo•ca•tion•al

(voʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or connected with a vocation or occupation.
2. of, pertaining to, or providing instruction in an occupation or trade.
vo•ca′tion•al•ly, adv.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.vocational - of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills; "vocational school"; "vocational students learning to repair a motor"
Translations
odborný
erhvervsrettet
ammatillinen
stručan
職業上の
직업상의
yrkes-
เกี่ยวกับวิชาชีพ
hướng nghiệp

vocational

[vəʊˈkeɪʃənl] ADJ [subject, course] → de formación profesional; [qualification, skill] → profesional
vocational guidance → orientación f profesional
vocational training → formación f or capacitación f profesional

vocational

[vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl] adj [training, qualifications] → professionnel(le)
a vocational course → un stage de formation professionnellevocational guidance n → orientation f professionnellevocational school n (in US) → centre m de formation professionnelle

vocational

adj → Berufs-; qualifications → beruflich; vocational course → Weiterbildungskurs m; vocational training → Berufsausbildung f; vocational retraining → berufliche Umschulung

vocational

[vəʊˈkeɪʃ/ənl] adj (training) → professionale

vocational

→ مِهْنِيّ odborný erhvervsrettet beruflich επαγγελματικός vocacional ammatillinen professionnel stručan professionale 職業上の 직업상의 beroeps- yrkesmessig zawodowy profissional, vocacional профессиональный yrkes- เกี่ยวกับวิชาชีพ mesleki hướng nghiệp 职业的
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