Spanish Conversation · Level 75
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Spanish word
diploma
Pronunciation
IPA/diˈploma/
Meaning
- masculine noundiploma
Example
Recibí mi diploma ayer.
I received my diploma yesterday.
More examples
¿Cuándo vas a obtener tu diploma?
When are you going to receive your diploma?
Core concept
Paper certificate showing the award of a title or completion of a course.
Common phrases
obtener un diploma
receive a diploma
conseguir un diploma
secure a diploma
presentar el diploma
present the diploma
Similar words
título: Official institutional certificate that attests to receipt of an academic or professional degree.
certificado: Document that formally records passing an exam or completing specific training or a course.
grado: Designation of an academic degree level or rank (for example, bachelor's or master's).
Definition in Spanish
Papel o certificado que acredita la obtención de un título o la finalización de un programa educativo o formativo.
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin diploma and ultimately from Greek díplōma 'two-fold' referring to a folded official document, later applied to certificates attesting academic or training completion.
Usage tips
- In everyday Spanish 'diploma' often denotes a course completion certificate rather than a university degree, so use título or título universitario when the academic degree is meant.
Other meanings
- certificate of completionnoun
- certificatenoun
Related words
- diplomadodiploma-holdingadjective
- diplomaturaundergraduate diplomanoun