grade

voto

Numero o lettera che indica il risultato di un esame o di un lavoro scolastico.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: mark, score

Espressioni comuni: good grade, exam grade, grade in something

classe

Anno o livello scolastico frequentato da studenti di età simile.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: in a particular grade (My daughter is in third grade.)

Sinonimi: year, school year

Espressioni comuni: first grade, grade school, grade one, fifth grade

grado, categoria

Livello che indica la qualità, il valore o le condizioni di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: rating, quality level

Espressioni comuni: high grade, low grade, grade of something

valutare, dare un voto

Giudicare quanto qualcosa sia buono e assegnargli un voto o un livello di qualità.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: mark, assess, rate

Espressioni comuni: grade papers, grade an essay, grade something by something

classificare

Dividere i dati in gruppi o livelli assegnando un’etichetta a ciascun elemento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: classify, categorize

Espressioni comuni: grade data, grade brain scans, grade something by something

livellare, spianare

Rendere un’ampia superficie di terreno piana o con una pendenza uniforme, solitamente usando macchinari.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: level, smooth

Espressioni comuni: grade land, grade a road, grade the site