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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| grade n | US (school year level) | grado, curso nm |
| | She is ten years old, so is probably in Fourth Grade. |
| | Ella tiene diez años, así que probablemente estará en cuarto grado (or: curso). |
| grade n | (education: assessment) | nota nf |
| | He received a grade of "B+" on his exam. |
| | Él obtuvo la nota "B+" en el examen. |
| grade n | (level, rank) | grado nm |
| | Joe is hoping to get promoted to a higher grade. |
| | Joe espera que lo asciendan a un grado más alto. |
| grade [sth]⇒ vtr | US (homework, exam: mark) | corregir⇒ vtr |
| | | ponerle nota loc verb |
| | The teacher graded the students' exams. |
| | La maestra corrigió los exámenes de los estudiantes. |
| grade [sth] vtr | (reduce slope of) | aplanar⇒ vtr |
| | | allanar⇒ vtr |
| | | explanar⇒ vtr |
| | The bulldozers grade the land before the road is built. |
| | Las máquinas excavadoras aplanan el terreno antes de que la carretera se construya. |
| | Las excavadoras allanan el terreno antes de que se construya la carretera. |
| | Las máquinas excavadoras explanan el terreno antes de que se construya la carretera. |
| grade n | UK (music examination) | examen nm |
| | | examen de música nm + loc adj |
| | I am studying for Grade Six violin. |
| | Estoy estudiando para el sexto examen de violín. |
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| at grade expr | US, idiom (on the same level) | a ras de loc adv |
| | | a nivel de loc adv |
| | The train tracks and the street were at grade where they crossed, so people barely noticed the intersection. |
| | La vía del tren estaba a ras del piso donde ellos cruzaron la calle, así que la gente muy raramente notaba la intersección. |
| at grade with expr | US, idiom (on the same level) | al ras de loc adv |
| | | al nivel de loc adv |
eighth grade,
8th grade n | US (school year: age 13-14) | octavo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | segundo de ESO nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | segundo año de secundaria loc nom m |
eleventh grade,
11th grade n | US (school year: age 16-17) | undécimo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | primero de bachillerato nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | quinto año de secundaria loc nom m |
fifth grade,
5th grade n | US (school year: age 10-11) (AmL) | quinto grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | quinto curso de educación primaria, quinto de primaria loc nom m |
| | My daughter is in fifth grade; next year she'll be leaving elementary school. |
first grade,
1st grade n | US (school year: age 6-7) (AmL) | primer grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | primer curso de educación primaria, primero de primaria loc nom m |
| | Karen's six years old so she'll be starting first grade in September. |
| | Karen tiene seis años, así que va a empezar el primer grado en septiembre. |
fourth grade,
4th grade n | US (school year: age 9-10) (AmL) | cuarto grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | cuarto curso de educación primaria, cuarto de primaria loc nom m |
| | I started playing the violin when I was in fourth grade. |
| | Empecé a tocar el violín cuando estaba en cuarto grado. |
| GPA n | US, initialism (grade point average) (calificaciones) | promedio general loc nom m |
| | (sigla, CL) | GPA nm |
| | | nota media loc nom f |
| | Molly has the highest GPA in the 9th grade. |
| | Molly tiene el promedio general más alto de noveno grado. |
grade crossing (US),
level crossing (UK) n | (point where road meets rail track) | paso nivel loc nom m |
| | | paso a nivel loc nom m |
| grade inflation n | (awarding higher grades) | inflación de notas nf + loc adj |
| | | aumento de notas nm + loc adj |
| grade point | (education) | nota, calificación nf |
| | | punto nm |
| grade point average n | US (numerical value of average grade) | promedio nm |
| | (ES) | media nf |
| | She'd gotten straight A's all through high school so she had a 4.0 grade point average. |
| | Se sacó las mejores notas durante la secundaria así que tenía un promedio de 4.0. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) (ES) | escuela primaria nf + adj |
| | | escuela elemental nf + adj |
| | Karen starts grade school next year. |
| | El próximo año Karen empieza la escuela primaria. |
| high grade n | (metal: density) (metal) | densidad nf |
| high-grade n as adj | (metal: dense) (metal) | denso adj |
| | (general) | de alta calidad, de calidad superior loc adj |
| high-grade n as adj | (superior in quality) | de calidad superior loc adj |
low grade,
low-grade adj | (inferior) | de bajo grado loc adj |
| | (oro, plata) | de baja ley loc adj |
| | | de poca calidad loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Low-grade uranium ore must be enriched before it can fuel a reactor. |
| | El uranio de bajo grado debe ser enriquecido antes de poder alimentar un reactor. |
low grade,
low-grade adj | (fever: slight) | bajo/a adj |
| | | ligero/a adj |
| | | leve adj mf |
| | (formal) | de bajo grado loc adj |
| | A low-grade fever is a common symptom of influenza. |
| | La fiebre baja es un síntoma común de gripe. |
| low grade n | (school: poor mark) | nota baja nf + adj |
| | | calificación baja nf + adj |
| | | mala nota loc nom f |
| | | mala calificación loc nom f |
| | I always got low grades in physics and chemistry. |
| | Siempre tenía notas bajas en física y química. |
| make the grade v expr | informal (succeed at [sth]) (figurado) | dar la talla loc verb |
| | (figurado) | estar a la altura loc verb |
| | Fifteen people made the grade to get on the team. |
ninth grade,
9th grade n | US (school year: 14-15) | noveno grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | tercero de ESO nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | tercer año de secundaria loc nom m |
| O-Grade n | historical, obsolete (Scottish exam level) | examen de acceso al bachillerato nm + loc adj |
| O-Grade n as adj | historical, obsolete (of Scottish exam level) | del examen de acceso al bachillerato loc adj |
| O-grade n | historical, obsolete (pass in Scottish exam) | bachillerato elemental nm + adj mf |
| | Audrey listed her seven O-grades on her CV. |
| pay grade | (military: pay scale) | grado de pago nm + loc adj |
| | | categoría salarial nf + adj mf |
| reduction in grade n | (demotion) | reducción de grado nf + loc adj |
| | | degradación nf |
| | After the scandal, he got a reduction in grade as punishment. |
| | Luego del escándalo obtuvo una reducción de grado como castigo. |
second grade,
2nd grade n | US (school year: age 7-8) (AmL) | segundo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | segundo curso de educación primaria, segundo de primaria loc nom m |
| | In the U.S. children are typically about 7 years old when they enter second grade. |
| | En EE. UU., los niños normalmente tienen siete años cuando empiezan el segundo grado. |
seventh grade,
7th grade n | US (school year: age 12-13) | séptimo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | primero de ESO nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | primer año de secundaria loc nom m |
sixth grade,
6th grade n | US (elementary school: 6th year) (AmL) | sexto grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | sexto curso de educación primaria, sexto de primaria loc nom m |
| | Emma starts sixth grade next year. |
tenth grade,
10th grade n | US (school year: age 15-16) | décimo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | cuarto de ESO nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | cuarto año de secundaria loc nom m |
third grade,
3rd grade n | US (school year: age 8-9) (AmL) | tercer grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | tercer curso de educación primaria, tercero de primaria loc nom m |
twelfth grade,
12th grade n | US (school year: age 17-18) | duodécimo grado loc nom m |
| | (ES) | segundo de bachillerato nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | sexto año de secundaria loc nom m |
| | Jenna turned 18 a week after she started twelfth grade. |
| up to grade v expr | (of the required standard) | a la altura loc adv |