graduar

v.

1 to gauge, to measure.

El médico graduó la dosis The doctor gauged the dose.

2 to stagger.

3 to confer a degree on (education).

4 to confer a rank on, to commission (military).

5 to graduate, to degree, to give a diploma to.

La escuela graduó a mil estudiantes The school graduated a thousand students

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graduar

Conjugation model [ACTUAR], like {{link=actuar}}actuar

► verbo transitivo

1 (termómetro) to graduate, calibrate

2 (regular) to adjust, regulate

3 (conceder un diploma) to confer a degree on, US graduate; (conceder un grado) to confer a rank

4 (medir) to gauge, measure; (la vista) to test, check

► verbo pronominal graduarse

1 to graduate, get one's degree

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FRASEOLOGÍA

graduarse la vista to have one's eyes tested

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verb

1) to regulate

2) gauge

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- graduarse

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1. VT

1) (=regular) [+ volumen, temperatura] to adjust

hay que graduar la salida del agua — the outflow of water has to be regulated

2) (=medir) to gauge, measure; (Téc) to calibrate; [+ termómetro] to graduate; [+ vista] to test

tengo que graduarme la vista — I've got to have my eyes tested

3) (Univ) to confer a degree on

4) (Mil) to confer a rank on

graduar a algn de capitán — to confer the rank of captain on sb

2.

See:

graduarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (regular) to adjust

b) (marcar) <instrumento/termómetro> to calibrate

2.

graduarse v pron

a) (Educ) to graduate

b) (Mil) to take a commission

acaba de graduarse de capitán — he has just been commissioned as a captain

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= grade, scale, graduate.

Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.

Ex. To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex. This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.

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* graduarse = graduate.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (regular) to adjust

b) (marcar) <instrumento/termómetro> to calibrate

2.

graduarse v pron

a) (Educ) to graduate

b) (Mil) to take a commission

acaba de graduarse de capitán — he has just been commissioned as a captain

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= grade, scale, graduate.

Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.

Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.

* graduarse = graduate.

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graduar [A18 ]

vt

1 (regular) to adjust

para graduar la temperatura to adjust the temperature

graduamos la dificultad de los ejercicios we progressively increase the difficulty of the exercises

2 (marcar) ‹instrumento/termómetro› to calibrate

■ graduarse

v pron

1 (de la universidad) to graduate, get one's degree

2 (Mil) to take a commission, be commissioned

acaba de graduarse de capitán he has just been commissioned as a captain

3 (Esp, Méx) (medir) ‹vista› to test

tengo que graduarme la vista I have to have my eyes tested

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graduar (conjugate graduar) verbo transitivo

a) (regular) to adjust

b) (marcar) ‹instrumento/termómetro› to calibrate

graduarse verbo pronominal

a) (Educ) to graduate

b) (Mil) to take a commission

graduar verbo transitivo
1 (calibrar) to regulate
(la vista) to test
(un termómetro) to graduate
2 Educ Mil to confer a degree o a rank on
'graduar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poner
English:
graduate

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graduar

♦ vt

1. [medir] to gauge, to measure

2. [regular] to regulate;

la temperatura se gradúa con este botón this button regulates o controls the temperature

3. [vista] to test;

me graduaron mal las gafas they gave me the wrong prescription for my glasses

4. [escalonar] to stagger;

graduó su esfuerzo para llegar hasta el final she paced herself to make sure she finished

5. Educ to confer a degree on

6. Mil to confer a rank on, to commission

♦ See also the pronominal verb graduarse

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graduar

v/t

1 TÉC etc adjust

2

:

graduar las gafas o

la vista have one’s eyes tested

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graduar {3} v

1) : to regulate, to adjust

2) calibrar: to calibrate, to gauge

♦ See also the reflexive verb graduarse

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graduar vb

1. (regular) to adjust

se gradúa la temperatura con este control you adjust the temperature with this switch

2. (clasificar) to grade

han graduado estos ejercicios según su dificultad these exercises have been graded according to difficulty