grade

nota, calificación

Número o letra que indica el resultado de un examen o trabajo escolar.

En inglés sencillo: A letter or number showing how well someone did in a test or piece of schoolwork.

• I got a good grade.
• Her grades improved this year.
• What grade did you get in maths?

Cómo se usa: a grade in a subject (He got a high grade in history.); a grade on a test or assignment (She received a good grade on her essay.)

Sinónimos: mark, score

Expresiones frecuentes: good grade, exam grade, grade in something

grado, curso

Nivel o año de estudios al que asisten alumnos de edades parecidas.

En inglés sencillo: A year or level of school that students of a similar age attend.

• She is in first grade.
• My brother starts sixth grade in September.
• Which grade are your children in?

Cómo se usa: in a particular grade (My daughter is in third grade.)

Sinónimos: year, school year

Expresiones frecuentes: first grade, grade school, grade one, fifth grade

categoría, grado

Nivel que indica la calidad, el valor o el estado de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A level showing the quality, value, or condition of something.

• This beef has a high grade.
• The coins were sorted by grade.
• Different grades of steel are used for different jobs.

Cómo se usa: a grade of something (This grade of paper is suitable for printing photographs.)

Sinónimos: rating, quality level

Expresiones frecuentes: high grade, low grade, grade of something

calificar, evaluar

Evaluar lo bueno que es algo y asignarle una puntuación o un nivel de calidad.

En inglés sencillo: To judge how good something is and give it a score or quality level.

• The teacher graded my test.
• Workers grade the fruit by size and quality.
• Have you finished grading the essays?

Cómo se usa: grade something on a scale (Each answer is graded on a scale from one to five.)

Sinónimos: mark, assess, rate

Expresiones frecuentes: grade papers, grade an essay, grade something by something

clasificar

Organizar datos en grupos o niveles asignando una etiqueta a cada elemento.

En inglés sencillo: To put data into groups or levels by giving each item a label.

• Researchers graded the scans by severity.
• Each image was graded on a five-point scale.
• Two doctors independently graded the same data.

Cómo se usa: grade something by something (The samples were graded by disease severity.); grade something on a scale (The scans were graded on a three-point scale.)

Sinónimos: classify, categorize

Expresiones frecuentes: grade data, grade brain scans, grade something by something

nivelar, allanar

Dejar una superficie grande de terreno plana o con una pendiente uniforme, normalmente usando maquinaria.

En inglés sencillo: To make a large area of ground flat or smoothly sloping, usually with a machine.

• Workers graded the land.
• The road must be graded before we add gravel.
• They are grading the site for a new factory.

Sinónimos: level, smooth

Expresiones frecuentes: grade land, grade a road, grade the site