la pagella

Parola del giorno | Word of the day

Today's Parola del Giorno is the noun la pagella, which means report card.

A report card lists your final grades for each of your classes. In many schools in Italy, report cards are published online, and parents are able to log on and see their child's grades.

See the noun used below:

Teresa aveva paura per la sua amica Annalisa che ha ricevuto tre voti bassi! Quando i suoi vedranno la pagella…! Purtroppo non è più possibile nascondere la pagella ai genitori. Adesso la segreteria del liceo mette tutte le pagelle online e i genitori si collegano ad internet per vederle.

Teresa was scared for her friend Annalisa who got three low grades! When her parents see her report card...! Unfortunately, it is not possible anymore to hide the report card from your parents. Now the school's secretary puts all of the report cards online, and parents log on to see them.