escalate [ˈeskəleɪt]
verbo intransitivo
1aumentar (prices)
- to escalate into… -> convertirse en… (conflict)
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escalate [es-ka-leit]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Intensificarse (fighting, violence, dispute). (n)
- The scuffles escalated into a riot -> las refriegas terminaron en serios disturbios callejeros
- Escalating -> creciente (dispute, tension)
va. Intensificar (fighting, tension); aumentar (demands). Aumentar (prices, claims).
escalate [ˈeskəleɪt]
verb:intransitive
1 [+costs, prices] subir vertiginosamente
production costs have escalated los costes de producción han subido vertiginosamente
escalating costs costes que van en continuo aumento; (m)
the cost of the project has escalated to £8.7 million el coste del proyecto ha subido vertiginosamente a 8,7 millones de libras
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Verb Conjugation for "escalate"
Imperative
- escalate
- you escalate
- he/she escalates
- we escalate
- you escalate
- they escalate
Preterite
- I escalated
- you escalated
- he/she escalated
- we escalated
- you escalated
- they escalated
Present Continuous
- I am escalating
- you are escalating
- he/she is escalating
- we are escalating
- you are escalating
- they are escalating
Present Perfect
- I have escalated
- you have escalated
- he/she has escalated
- we have escalated
- you have escalated
- they have escalated
Past Continuous
- I was escalating
- you were escalating
- he/she was escalating
- we were escalating
- you were escalating
- they were escalating
Past Perfect
- I had escalated
- you had escalated
- he/she had escalated
- we had escalated
- you had escalated
- they had escalated
Future
- I will escalate
- you will escalate
- he/she will escalate
- we will escalate
- you will escalate
- they will escalate
Future Perfect
- I will have escalated
- you will have escalated
- he/she will have escalated
- we will have escalated
- you will have escalated
- they will have escalated
Future Continuous
- I will be escalating
- you will be escalating
- he/she will be escalating
- we will be escalating
- you will be escalating
- they will be escalating
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been escalating
- you have been escalating
- he/she has been escalating
- we have been escalating
- you have been escalating
- they have been escalating
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been escalating
- you will have been escalating
- he/she will have been escalating
- we will have been escalating
- you will have been escalating
- they will have been escalating
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been escalating
- you had been escalating
- he/she had been escalating
- we had been escalating
- you had been escalating
- they had been escalating
escala
feminine noun
1
scale
(para medir)
; range
(de colores)
- escala Celsius -> Celsius (temperature) scale
- escala de Richter -> Richter scale
- escala salarial -> salary scale
- escala de valores -> set of values
2
scale
(de dibujo, mapa)
- una reproducción a escala -> a scale model
- un dibujo a escala natural -> a life-size drawing
- a escala mundial -> on a worldwide scale
- a gran escala -> on a large scale
3
stopover
(en vuelo)
; port of call
(en crucero)
- hacer escala -> to stop over
- sin escala -> non-stop
- escala técnica -> refueling stop
4
scale
(Mús)
5
ladder
(escalera)
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escala [es-cah-lah]
noun
1
Ladder, scale. (f)
2
Scale, a figure subdivided by lines to measure proportions. (f)
3
Scale, the series of harmonic or musical proportions. (f)
4
Scale, regular graduation. (f)
5
Any port, bay, or road for stripe to ride in, in order to get provisions, etc (parada). (f)
- Modelo a escala -> scale model
- A escala nacional -> on a national scale
- Un plan en gran escala -> a large-scale plan
- Vuelo sin escalas -> non-stop flight
escala
sustantivo:femenino
1 (en medición, gradación) scale
a escalaa [+dibujo, mapa, maqueta] scale
un mapa hecho a escala a map drawn to scale; a scale map
una imitación a escala reducida de un objeto real a scaled-down version of a real object
a escala realreal life-size
reproducir algo a escalareproducir to reproduce sth to scale
escala (abierta de) Richter Richter scale
escala (de) Beaufort Beaufort scale
escala (de) Celsius Celsius scale
escala de colores colour spectrum; color spectrum; (EEUU)
escala (de) Fahrenheit Fahrenheit scale
escala (de) Kelvin Kelvin scale
escala (de) Mercalli Mercalli scale
escala de salarios salary scale
escala de tiempo (Geología) time scale
escala de valores set of values; scale of values
escala graduada graduated scale
escala móvil (Técnica) sliding scale; (Economía) sliding salary scale
escala salarial salary scale
escala social social ladder; social scale
2 [de importancia, extensión]
la producción a escala industrial production on an industrial scale; un problema a escala mundial a global problem; a problem on a worldwide scale
a en gran escalaogran on a large scale
a en pequeña escalaopequeña on a small scale
un caso de corrupción a pequeña escala a case of small-scale corruption; a case of corruption on a small scale
3 (parada en ruta) (Aeronáutica) stopover
una escala de dos horas en París a two-hour stopover in Paris; un vuelo sin escalas a non-stop flight
hacer escalahacer to stop over
(Náutica) port of call el vuelo hizo escala en Brasil the flight stopped over in Brazil
hizo dos escalas para repostar it made two stopovers for refuelling
la siguiente escala es Barcelona the next port of call is Barcelona
el buque hizo escala en Cádiz the ship put in at Cádiz
escala técnica refuelling refueling stop;o (EEUU)
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