vs
QUICK ANSWER
"Qualification" is a noun which is often translated as "el requisito", and "grade" is a noun which is often translated as "la nota". Learn more about the difference between "qualification" and "grade" below.
qualification(
kwa
-
lih
-
fih
-
key
-
shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el requisito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You don't have the necessary qualifications for the position.No tiene los requisitos necesarios para el puesto.
b. la habilidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have the qualifications we're looking for. Can you start on Monday?Tienes las habilidades que buscamos. ¿Puedes empezar a trabajar el lunes?
2. (education)
a. el título (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You are required to have a teaching qualification to work in the public school system.Para trabajar en el sistema de escuelas públicas, es necesario tener título de profesor.
3. (sports)
a. la clasificación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I just missed the qualification for the next round.Perdí por poco la clasificación para la próxima ronda.
4. (exception)
a. la reserva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The insurance company agreed to our claim without qualifications.La compañía de seguros aceptó nuestro reclamo sin reservas.
b. la salvedad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This is a good restaurant with one qualification: it is too noisy!Es un buen restaurante con una salvedad: es demasiado ruidoso.
5. (grammar)
a. la calificación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The entire phrase is functioning as an adjectival qualification of the noun.La frase entera funciona como calificación adjetiva del sustantivo.
grade(
greyd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la calificación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her grades have been improving.Sus calificaciones han estado mejorando.
3. (quality)
a. la calidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We bought some grade-A meat.Compramos carne de la mejor calidad.
a. el grado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's not possible to tell someone's grade just by looking at their insignia.No es posible saber el grado de alguien solo con mirar su insignia.
5. (gradient)
a. la cuesta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was breathless after walking up the steep grade to the castle.Me quedé sin aliento después de subir la cuesta empinada hasta el castillo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to correct)
a. clasificar
Wool is graded according to the fineness of the fiber.La lana se clasifica según lo fino de la fibra.
8. (to flatten)
a. nivelar
They graded the land before building the house.Nivelaron la tierra antes de construir la casa.
