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beruflich

professional

adjective beh-ROOF-likh Less Common

Also means

work-related

Usage Note

beruflich comes from Beruf ('profession, job') and often works as an adverb meaning 'for work', as in beruflich unterwegs ('travelling on business'). The polite small-talk question Was machst du beruflich? asks what you do for a living.

Examples

"Ich bin beruflich viel unterwegs."

Natural Translation

I travel a lot for work.

Literal Translation

I am professionally much on-the-move.

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