Califica (en. Rate)

/kali'ifika/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To assign a score or grade to something or someone.

The teacher grades the exams at the end of the week.

El profesor califica los exámenes al final de la semana.

To define or characterize something.

She qualifies her lifestyle as healthy.

Ella califica su estilo de vida como saludable.

To condition or restrict something.

This treatment qualifies patients according to their age.

Este tratamiento califica a los pacientes según su edad.

From Latin 'qualificare', which means 'to give quality'.

qualify someone

Refers to giving an opinion or judgment about a person.

califica a alguien

evaluate the situation

Involves evaluating or analyzing the current conditions of something.

califica la situación

qualifies me as

Used to express how someone defines your character or abilities.

me califica como

qualification

The result of a grading process.

calificación

qualifier

A person who grades or something that serves to grade.

calificador

qualifiable

That can be graded.

calificable

To qualify inappropriately.

That exam is graded even by a child.

Ese examen lo califica incluso un niño.

To grade with a very low score.

He qualifies me as a failure for not passing.

Me califica de fracasado por no aprobar.