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1 freshman
freshman [ˈfre∫mən]* * *['freʃmən]2) US fig (in Congress, in firm) nouveau venu/nouvelle venue m/f -
2 grade
grade [greɪd]1. nounc. ( = mark) note f• to get good/poor grades avoir de bonnes/mauvaises notesa. ( = sort out) [+ produce, accommodation, colours, questions] classer ; (by size) [+ apples, eggs] calibrer• the exercises are graded according to difficulty les exercices sont classés selon leur degré de difficultéb. ( = make progressively easier, more difficult, darker, lighter) [+ work, exercises, colours] graduerc. ( = mark) [+ pupil, work] noter3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis et au Canada, on désigne sous le nom de grade chacune des douze années de la scolarité obligatoire, depuis le cours préparatoire (« first grade ») jusqu'à la terminale (« twelfth grade »). On notera les surnoms donnés aux élèves des quatre dernières années: « freshman » (petit nouveau) en 9e année (la première année du deuxième cycle du secondaire), « sophomore » en 10e année, « junior » en 11e et « senior » en terminale.* * *[greɪd] 1.1) Commerce qualité fhigh-/low-grade — de qualité supérieure/inférieure
to get grade A ou an A grade — ≈ avoir plus de 16 sur 20
3) ( rank) Administration échelon m; Military rang msalary grade — échelon m de salaire
4) US School ( class) classe fshe's in the eighth grade — ≈ elle est en (classe de) quatrième
grade IV piano — Music niveau 4 de piano
6) US ( gradient) pente f2.transitive verb1) ( categorize) ( by quality) classer ( according to selon); ( by size) calibrer ( according to selon)3) US ( mark) noter [work]5) Agriculture améliorer par sélection3.graded past participle adjective [tests] classé par ordre de difficulté; [hotel] classé NN••
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