grade

note

Chiffre ou lettre qui indique la réussite à un examen ou à un travail scolaire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : mark, score

Expressions courantes : good grade, exam grade, grade in something

classe, année scolaire

Niveau ou année d’études regroupant des élèves d’âge similaire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : in a particular grade (My daughter is in third grade.)

Synonymes : year, school year

Expressions courantes : first grade, grade school, grade one, fifth grade

qualité, catégorie

Niveau qui indique la qualité, la valeur ou l’état de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a grade of something (This grade of paper is suitable for printing photographs.)

Synonymes : rating, quality level

Expressions courantes : high grade, low grade, grade of something

noter, évaluer

Juger la qualité de quelque chose et lui attribuer une note ou un niveau.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : grade something on a scale (Each answer is graded on a scale from one to five.)

Synonymes : mark, assess, rate

Expressions courantes : grade papers, grade an essay, grade something by something

classer, catégoriser

Répartir des données en groupes ou en niveaux en attribuant une étiquette à chaque élément.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : classify, categorize

Expressions courantes : grade data, grade brain scans, grade something by something

niveler, aplanir

Rendre un grand terrain plat ou lui donner une pente régulière, généralement avec une machine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : level, smooth

Expressions courantes : grade land, grade a road, grade the site