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♦ grade /greɪd/n.1 grado; divisione; gradino, passo (fig.): an officer with the grade of lieutenant, un ufficiale col grado di tenente3 ( soprattutto USA; cfr. ingl. gradient) pendenza; dislivello; discesa; salita: average grade, pendenza media ( di una strada, una pista, ecc.); a 12% grade, una pendenza del 12%; a steep grade, una forte pendenza4 ( USA) anno di corso scolastico (cfr. ingl. class, form); classe: My son is in grade 5, mio figlio frequenta il quinto anno (o fa la quinta); grade school, la scuola elementare ( dal primo al quinto anno); le elementari; grade teacher, maestro elementare; insegnante delle elementari5 (spec. USA) voto ( scolastico; cfr. mark): to get good grades, prendere bei voti NOTA D'USO: - vote, mark o grade?-7 (zool.) sottospecie8 (ling.) grado apofonico9 (autom.) numero di ottano10 (geom.) grado11 (ind. costr.) sede stradale; sede ferroviaria● (fam. USA) grade creep, avanzamento automatico in carriera □ (ferr., USA) grade crossing, passaggio a livello (cfr. ingl. level crossing, sotto level) □ (topogr.) grade peg, picchetto □ (spec. USA) grade point average, media dei voti, valutazione finale ( del lavoro di uno studente) □ (topogr.) grade stake, palina □ to make the grade, arrivare in vetta ( alla salita o fig.); (fig. fam.) farcela; raggiungere la meta □ (comm.) up to grade, di buona qualità media.NOTA D'USO: - grades o degrees?- (to) grade /greɪd/v. t.1 classificare; selezionare; cernere (lett.): to grade foodstuffs, classificare le diverse qualità di generi alimentari3 livellare, spianare ( un terreno); graduare la pendenza di ( una strada); preparare la sede di ( una strada, ecc.)● to grade up cattle, selezionare con incroci il bestiameFALSI AMICI: to grade non significa gradire.
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