grade
A. -noun
1. (=level, standard) (on scale)   clase (f), categoría (f) (in job)   grado (m), categoría (f)
·to be promoted to a higher grade
·ser ascendido a un grado or una categoría superior
a. to make the grade llegar, alcanzar el nivel
2. (military)
(=rank)   graduaciónoun (f), grado (m)
3. (=quality)   clase (f), calidad (f)
·high-/low-grade material
material (m) de alta/baja calidad
4. (school)
(=mark) nota (f)
5. (United States)
(=school class)
·he'noun in fifth grade
·está en quinto (curso)
6. (United States)
(=gradient)   pendiente (f), cuesta (f)
7. (United States)
(=ground level)
·at grade
·al nivel del suelo
B. -transitive verb
1. [+goods, eggs] clasificar, graduar
[+colours] degradar
2. (school)
(=mark) calificar
C. -compound
·grade crossing -noun
(United States) (railways) paso (m) a nivel
·grade school -noun
(United States) escuela (f) primaria