grado
masc.noun
1. degree
unit of temperature or angular measurement
Common combinations
- grados Celsius — degrees Celsius
- ángulo de noventa grados — ninety-degree angle
- grado de alcohol — alcohol content
- Hoy estamos a treinta grados.It is thirty degrees today.
- El ángulo mide noventa grados.The angle measures ninety degrees.
- El agua hierve a cien grados.Water boils at one hundred degrees.
2. degree, extent
level or intensity of a quality or situation
Common combinations
- grado de dificultad — degree of difficulty
- grado de riesgo — degree of risk
- en alto grado — to a high degree
- El examen tiene un alto grado de dificultad.The exam has a high degree of difficulty.
- No conocíamos el grado de peligro.We did not know the degree of danger.
- La enfermedad está en un grado avanzado.The disease is at an advanced stage.
3. university degree
university qualification
Common combinations
- grado universitario — university degree
- estudiar un grado — to study for a degree
- grado en Derecho — law degree
- Mi hermana estudia un grado de Historia.My sister is studying for a History degree.
- Tiene un grado en Derecho.She has a degree in Law.
- Después del grado, quiere hacer un máster.After her degree, she wants to do a master's.
4. grade, school year
Latin America · course or level in school education
Common combinations
- primer grado — first grade
- pasar de grado — to move up a grade
- grado escolar — school grade
- Mi hijo está en primer grado.My son is in first grade.
- Los niños pasan de grado en junio.The children move up a grade in June.
- La escuela tiene seis grados.The school has six grades.
5. rank
rank or position, especially in the military
Common combinations
- grado militar — military rank
- ascenso de grado — promotion in rank
- del mismo grado — of the same rank
- Ascendió de grado el año pasado.He was promoted in rank last year.
- Tiene un alto grado militar.He has a high military rank.
- El capitán habló con un oficial de su mismo grado.The captain spoke with an officer of the same rank.
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