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grado

degree

noun GRAH-doh Common

Origin: Latin gradus (step, degree)

Also means

rank

Usage Note

Grado is masculine; the plural gradi is regular. It covers temperature degrees (venti gradi — twenty degrees), academic degrees (laurea is more specific), military rank (grado di capitano), and the expression essere in grado di (to be able to / capable of), which is extremely common in everyday Italian.

Examples

"Oggi ci sono trenta gradi."

Natural Translation

Today it is thirty degrees.

Literal Translation

Today there-are thirty degrees.

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