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1 grade
ɡreid
1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) nivel, categoría, calidad, grado2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) curso, año3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) nota4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) pendiente
2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) clasificar2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) (colores) degradar; tranformarse•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade
grade1 n1. clase / categoría / grado2. nota3. curso / añograde2 vb clasificartr[greɪd]1 (degree, level) grado2 (quality) calidad nombre femenino3 (class, category) clase nombre femenino, categoría4 (rank) rango, grado5 (mark) nota1 (sort, classify) clasificar2 (road) nivelar3 (student) calificar, poner una nota4 (colours) degradar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrade crossing SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL paso a nivelgrade school SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL escuela primaria1) sort: clasificar2) level: nivelar3) : calificar (exámenes, alumnos)grade n1) quality: categoría f, calidad f2) rank: grado m, rango m (militar)3) year: grado m, curso m, año msixth grade: el sexto grado4) mark: nota f, calificación f (en educación)5) slope: cuesta f, pendiente f, gradiente fn.• calidad s.f.• clase s.f.• declive s.m.• escalón s.m.• grado s.m.• nota s.f.• pendiente s.m.• puntuación s.f.v.• clasificar v.• explanar v.• graduar v.• nivelar v.
I greɪd1)a) ( quality) calidad f; (degree, level)grade A o grade 1 tomatoes — tomates mpl de la mejor calidad or de primera
b) ( in seniority) grado m ( del escalafón); ( Mil) rango mto make the grade — (colloq) ( reach required level) alcanzar* el nivel requerido/necesario; ( succeed) tener* éxito, triunfar
2) ( Educ)a) ( class) (AmE) grado m, año m, curso mb) ( in exam) nota f, calificación f3) ( gradient) (AmE) cuesta f
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1)a) ( classify) clasificar*b) ( order in ascending scale) \<\<exercise/questions\>\> ordenar por grado de dificultadc) ( mark) (AmE) \<\<test/exercise\>\> corregir* y calificar*d) graded past p < produce> clasificado; <tests/exercises> (BrE) escalonados por grado de dificultad2) ( make more level) \<\<surface/soil\>\> (AmE) nivelar[ɡreɪd]1. Nto be promoted to a higher grade — ser ascendido a un grado or una categoría superior
- make the grade2) (Mil) (=rank) graduación f, grado m3) (=quality) clase f, calidad fhigh-/low-grade material — material m de alta/baja calidad
4) (Scol) (=mark) nota f5) (US) (=school class)See:see cultural note HIGH SCHOOL6) (US) (=gradient) pendiente f, cuesta f7) (US) (=ground level)2. VT1) [+ goods, eggs] clasificar, graduar; [+ colours] degradar2) (Scol) (=mark) calificar3.CPDgrade book N — (US) libreta f de calificaciones
grade crossing N — (US) (Rail) paso m a nivel
grade point average N — (US) nota f promedio
grade school N — (US) escuela f primaria
grade sheet N — (US) hoja f de calificaciones
- grade upGRADE En Estados Unidos y Canadá, los cursos escolares se denominan grades, desde el primer año de primaria first grade hasta el último curso de la enseñanza secundaria 12th grade. A los alumnos de los últimos cursos se les suele conocer por un nombre distinto según el curso en el que estén: freshmen si están en el 9th grade, sophomores si están en el 10th grade, juniors en el 11th grade y seniors en el 12th grade.
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I [greɪd]1)a) ( quality) calidad f; (degree, level)grade A o grade 1 tomatoes — tomates mpl de la mejor calidad or de primera
b) ( in seniority) grado m ( del escalafón); ( Mil) rango mto make the grade — (colloq) ( reach required level) alcanzar* el nivel requerido/necesario; ( succeed) tener* éxito, triunfar
2) ( Educ)a) ( class) (AmE) grado m, año m, curso mb) ( in exam) nota f, calificación f3) ( gradient) (AmE) cuesta f
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1)a) ( classify) clasificar*b) ( order in ascending scale) \<\<exercise/questions\>\> ordenar por grado de dificultadc) ( mark) (AmE) \<\<test/exercise\>\> corregir* y calificar*d) graded past p < produce> clasificado; <tests/exercises> (BrE) escalonados por grado de dificultad2) ( make more level) \<\<surface/soil\>\> (AmE) nivelar -
2 literacy
see literatetr['lɪtərəsɪ]1 (ability to read) alfabetización nombre femeninoliteracy ['lɪt̬ərəsi] n: alfabetismo mn.• alfabetización s.f.• capacidad de leer y escribir s.f.'lɪtərəsimass noun alfabetismo madult literacy is below 50% — más del 50% de los adultos son analfabetos; (before n)
['lɪtǝrǝsɪ]literacy program — programa f de alfabetización
1.N alfabetismo m, capacidad f de leer y escribir2.CPDliteracy campaign N — campaña f de alfabetización
literacy hour N — (Scol) hora f de lectura y escritura
literacy project, literacy scheme N — programa m de alfabetización
literacy test N — prueba f básica de lectura y escritura
* * *['lɪtərəsi]mass noun alfabetismo madult literacy is below 50% — más del 50% de los adultos son analfabetos; (before n)
literacy program — programa f de alfabetización
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3 manoeuvre
mə'nu:və
1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) maniobra2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) maniobra, estratagema
2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) maniobrarmanoeuvre1 n maniobramanoeuvre2 vb maniobrartr[mə'nʊːvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) maniobra2 figurative use maniobra, estratagema1 (gen) maniobrar2 (person) manipular, manejar1 maniobrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on manoeuvres estar de maniobrasto have room for manoeuvre tener un amplio margen de maniobran.• evolución s.f.• maniobra s.f.v.• evolucionar v.• maniobrar v.• manipular v.nounansitive & intransitive verb (BrE) maneuver I,II(US) [mǝ'nuːvǝ(r)]1. N1) (Mil) maniobra f2) (fig) (=clever plan) maniobra f, estratagema f2.VT (gen) maniobrar3.VI maniobrar* * *noun/transitive & intransitive verb (BrE) maneuver I,II
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