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"grade, mark" in seven languages

Meaninggrade, mark

Spanish

nota

/ˈnota/

fem.learned

French

note

/nɔt/

fem.learned

Italian

voto

/ˈvoto/

masc.other source · Latin VŌTUM 'vow, wish' (Italian voto also means 'vote')

Portuguese

nota

/ˈnɔtɐ/

fem.learned

Romanian

notă

/ˈnotə/

fem.learned

Catalan

nota

/ˈnɔtə/

fem.learned

English

grade

/ɡɹeɪd/

other source · French grade (Latin GRADUM)

English → Italiangrade, markvotoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: note, notice, notable.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

NOTAM‘mark, sign’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Spanish and French write a 'mark' on your work; Italian teachers cast a 'vote' on it — prendere un bel voto is to get a good grade.

English relatives: note, notice, notable

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In a sentence

  • esHe sacado una buena nota.
  • frJ'ai eu une bonne note.
  • itHo preso un bel voto.
  • ptTirei uma nota boa.
  • roAm luat o notă bună.
  • caHe tret una bona nota.
  • enI got a good grade.

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