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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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grade-point average — [grād′point΄] n. the mean of the numerical equivalents of a student s grades for a given period: see POINT SYSTEM (sense 1) * * * … Universalium
grade-point average — [grād′point΄] n. the mean of the numerical equivalents of a student s grades for a given period: see POINT SYSTEM (sense 1) … English World dictionary
grade-point average — «GRAYD POYNT», U.S. Education. a measure of scholastic achievement obtained by dividing all the grade points earned by the number hours of the course or courses taken: Abbr: GPA (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
grade point average — grade point ,average noun count a number that is the average of the marks that students in U.S. schools have achieved during their studies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grade point average — grade point .average n AmE ↑GPA … Dictionary of contemporary English
Grade Point Average — Der Grade Point Average ( GPA ) ist eine vor allem im US Bildungswesen verwandte Zahl, die etwa einem Notendurchschnitt entspricht. Nicht selten fordern Unternehmen von Kandidaten für Praktika, dass sie einen bestimmten GPA vorweisen können.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
grade point average — noun a measure of a student s academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted • Syn: ↑GPA • Hypernyms: ↑standard, ↑criterion, ↑measure, ↑touchstone *… … Useful english dictionary
grade point average — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grade point average : singular grade point average plural grade point averages a number that is the average of the marks that students in US schools have achieved during their studies … English dictionary
grade point average — grade′ point av erage n. edu a measure of scholastic attainment computed by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of credits taken • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
grade point average — noun Date: 1966 the average obtained by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits attempted called also quality point average … New Collegiate Dictionary
grade point average — Educ. a measure of scholastic attainment computed by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of credits or hours of course work taken. Also called quality point average. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium