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"Grado" is a form of "grado", a noun which is often translated as "degree". "Grupo" is a noun which is often translated as "group". Learn more about the difference between "grupo" and "grado" below.
el grupo(
groo
-
poh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. group
Estoy esperándote aquí por el grupo de carros al final del estacionamiento.I'm waiting for you here by the group of cars at the end of the parking lot.
3. (botany)
4. (music)
5. (mechanics)
a. unit
No pueden empezar las obras hasta que esté arreglado el grupo compresor.They can't begin construction until the compression unit is fixed.
6. (colloquial) (deceit) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. trick
Fingió ayudarnos con nuestro negocio, pero solo era un grupo a robarnos.He pretended to help us with our business, but it was just a trick to rob us.
el grado(
grah
-
doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (level)
a. degree
Sufrió quemaduras de segundo grado por haber tocado el escape.He suffered second degree burns from touching the exhaust pipe.
a. degree
Gerardo y Fernanda son primos del segundo grado. Comparten bisabuelos.Gerardo and Fernanda are cousins in the second degree. They share great grandparents.
4. (education) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. grade (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Mis hijas están en el quinto grado.My daughters are in fifth grade.
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