rate

ritmo, velocità

Rapidità con cui qualcosa avviene o si muove.

In inglese semplice: How quickly something happens or moves.

• Her heart rate was high.
• The water flows at a slow rate.
• Plants grow at different rates in different seasons.

Come si usa: at a ... rate (The water escaped at a steady rate.); rate of something (The rate of growth has slowed.)

Sinonimi: speed, pace

Espressioni comuni: at a rate, heart rate, growth rate, rate of change

tasso

Quantità calcolata rispetto a un’altra, spesso espressa in percentuale o per unità.

In inglese semplice: An amount measured in relation to another amount, often shown as a percentage or per unit.

• Interest rates have risen.
• What is the exchange rate today?
• The birth rate fell to ten births per thousand people.

Come si usa: a rate of ... (The loan has an interest rate of five percent.)

Sinonimi: ratio

Espressioni comuni: interest rate, exchange rate, birth rate

valutare

Giudicare quanto qualcuno o qualcosa sia valido o di valore, spesso assegnando un punteggio.

In inglese semplice: To decide how good or valuable someone or something is, often by giving a score.

• How do you rate this hotel?
• Customers rated the service highly.
• I rate this camera at nine out of ten.

Come si usa: rate something at ... (I would rate the meal at eight out of ten.); rate something on a scale of ... (Rate the pain on a scale of one to ten.)

Sinonimi: evaluate, assess, judge

Espressioni comuni: rate something highly, rate the service, rate a film

classificare

Assegnare a qualcuno o qualcosa una posizione o un livello in un elenco o sistema.

In inglese semplice: To give someone or something a particular position or level in a list or system.

• They rate her first nationally.
• The school was rated among the best.
• These products are rated by their energy use.

Come si usa: be rated ... (The team is rated third in the league.); rate someone/something as ... (The agency rated the company as low risk.)

Sinonimi: rank, classify

Espressioni comuni: rate someone first, rate something highest, rate someone fourth

considerare, ritenere

Ritenere che qualcuno o qualcosa abbia una certa qualità.

In inglese semplice: To think of someone or something as having a particular quality.

• I rate her as a great teacher.
• They rated the experiment a success.
• Few people rate this plan as realistic.

Come si usa: rate someone/something as ... (I rate her as a very capable leader.); rate something + adjective (He rated the proposal excellent.)

Sinonimi: consider, regard, think of

Espressioni comuni: rate someone highly, rate something as something