No. 629 in Catalan
grau
The Catalan word "grau" means "degree" in English.
In a sentence
El grau de dificultat d'aquest llibre és intermedi.
The level of difficulty of this book is intermediate.
Here, 'grau' refers to a level or degree, describing a characteristic's intensity or scale.
Vaig estudiar un grau en enginyeria mecànica.
I studied a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
In this sentence, 'grau' is used to mean a university degree, referring to an academic qualification.
El termòmetre indica que estem a 20 graus.
The thermometer indicates that we are at 20 degrees.
Here, 'grau' is used to denote a unit of temperature, referring to degrees on a thermometer.
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