grados
/ɡɾados/from spelling rules
The English phrase "degrees" is translated into Spanish as grados.
The word grados is used for both temperature and geometric angles, just like in English.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is grado.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾados/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers may mistakenly use the word 'grados' to mean 'academic degrees' (like a Bachelor's degree), but in Spanish, you should use títulos or licenciaturas for academic degrees.
Did you know?
- While grados measures temperature, the word grado also refers to a military or hierarchical rank, such as a 'captain's grade'.
- A 'degree' of kinship or family relationship is expressed as grado de parentesco in Spanish legal and social contexts.
- In Spanish grammar, grados is used to classify adjectives into three categories: positive, comparative and superlative, known as los grados del adjetivo.
Examples in context
- Hay diez grados sobre cero.It's ten degrees above zero.Tatoeba #1449667 by marcelostockle, translation #12847946 by rul
- El agua hierve a 100 grados.Water boils at 100 degrees.Tatoeba #8050807 by Silvestre, translation #270781 by CK
- El agua hierve a cien grados.Water boils at one hundred degrees.Tatoeba #1063162 by Shishir, translation #2687794 by CM
- La temperatura es de X grados Celsius.The temperature is X degrees Celsius.
- Hoy hace X grados centígrados.Today it is X degrees Celsius.
- La temperatura alcanza los X grados Celsius.The temperature reaches X degrees Celsius.
- La temperatura es de X grados Fahrenheit.The temperature is X degrees Fahrenheit.
- La temperatura alcanza los X grados Fahrenheit.The temperature reaches X degrees Fahrenheit.
- Hoy hace 25 grados Celsius.Today it is 25 degrees Celsius.
- La temperatura es de 80 grados Fahrenheit.The temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
- El termómetro marca -5 grados.The thermometer reads -5 degrees.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are checking the weather before a walk.
- Mateo¿Cuántos grados hace hoy, Lucía?How many degrees is it today, Lucía?
- LucíaDice que hará treinta grados.It says it will be thirty degrees.
- MateoEs un clima perfecto para caminar.It is perfect weather for walking.
- LucíaSí, Mateo, vamos de inmediato.Yes, Mateo, let's go immediately.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
