aprobado
adj.
approved, confirmed
aprobado (m)
n.
pass mark, minimum grade required in order to successfully complete a course
aprobado
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* aprobado por la FDA = FDA-approved.
* número de aprobados = pass rate.
* porcentaje de aprobados = pass rate.
aprobar
= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.
Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.
Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
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* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.
* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.
* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.
* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.
* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.
* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.
* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal.
* aprobar un examen = pass + examination.
* desaprobar = frown on/upon.