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grade

la nota

calificar

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grade(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (educational achievement)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la nota

(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).

(F)

I got the highest grade on the Spanish exam.Obtuve la nota más alta en el examen de español.

b. la calificación

(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).

(F)

Her grades have been improving.Sus calificaciones han estado mejorando.

2. (scholastic level)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el grado

(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).

(M)

The fourth-grade students won the math competition.Los alumnos de cuarto grado ganaron el concurso de matemáticas.

b. el curso

(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).

(M)

What grade is your daughter in?¿En qué curso está tu hija?

3. (quality)

a. la calidad

(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).

(F)

We bought some grade-A meat.Compramos carne de la mejor calidad.

4. (military rank)

a. el grado

(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).

(M)

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.

b. el rango

(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).

(M)

In the military, your pay increases with your grade.En el ejército, tu salario aumenta con tu rango.

5. (gradient)

a. la cuesta

(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).

(F)

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.).

transitive verb

6. (to correct)

a. calificar

It took me an hour to grade the exams.Me tomó una hora calificar los exámenes.

b. corregir

It's the teacher's assistants who grade our tests, not the professor.Son los asistentes al profesor los que corrigen nuestros exámenes, no el profesor.

7. (to categorize)

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.

grade

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (rank)

a. el grado m, rango

(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).

(M)

2. (quality)

a. la clase f, calidad

(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).

(F)

to make the gradedar la talla

3. (school)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la nota

(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).

(F)

(mark)

4. (year at school)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el curso

(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).

(M)

grade schoolescuela primaria

5. (railroad)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

grade crossingpaso a nivel

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (classify)

a. clasificar

to grade essayscalificar los trabajos

grade [ɡreɪd]

noun

1 (level, standard) (on scale) clase (f); categoría (f); (in job) grado (m); categoría (f)

to be promoted to a higher grade ser ascendido a un grado or una categoría superior

to make the grade llegar; alcanzar el nivel

2 (Mil) (rank) graduación (f); grado (m)

3 (quality) clase (f); calidad (f)

high-/low-grade material material (m) de alta/baja calidad

4 (Educ) (mark) nota (f)

5 (US) (school class)

he's in fifth grade está en quinto (curso)

note See culture box in entry high.

6 (US) (gradient) pendiente (f); cuesta (f)

7 (US) (ground level)

at grade al nivel del suelo

transitive verb

1 [+goods, eggs] clasificar; graduar; [+colours] degradar

2 (Educ) (mark) calificar

modifier

grade crossing (n) (US) (Ferro) paso (m) a nivel

grade school (n) (US) escuela (f) primaria

En Estados Unidos y Canadá, los cursos escolares se denominan grades, desde el primer año de primaria first grade hasta el último curso de la enseñanza secundaria 12th grade. A los alumnos de los últimos cursos se les suele conocer por un nombre distinto según el curso en el que estén: freshmen si están en el 9th grade, sophomores si están en el 10th grade, juniors en el 11th grade y seniors en el 12th grade.

note See culture box in entry high.

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Participles

Present:	grading
Past:	graded

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	grade	graded	will grade
you	grade	graded	will grade
he/she	grades	graded	will grade
we	grade	graded	will grade
you	grade	graded	will grade
they	grade	graded	will grade

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eighth grade	octavo grado
what grade are you in	en qué grado estás
first grade	el primer grado
sixth grade	sexto grado
ninth grade	noveno grado
seventh grade	séptimo grado
fifth grade	el quinto grado
good grade	la buena nota
third grade	tercer grado
fourth grade	cuarto grado
second grade	segundo grado
tenth grade	décimo grado
grade school	la escuela primaria
grade point average	el promedio de calificaciones
eleventh grade	undécimo grado
bad grade	mala nota
get a good grade	sacar una buena nota
9th grade	noveno grado
I am in tenth grade	estoy en el décimo grado
twelfth grade	duodécimo grado