scale

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el peso

∗ noun

verbo transitivo
1escalar (climb)

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scale [skeil]
sustantivo
1Platillo de balanza y también la balanza misma.
2Libra, un signo del zodíco.
3Escama (de peces y de reptiles).
4Escama, constrita de la piel; formación parecida a una escama,
participio & sustantivo
5ej. (Botánica & ejemplo)
sustantivo
6Costra, costrita. (Botánica)
7Escama, hoja abortada o rudimentaria cuyo color varía mucho. (Botánica)
8Incrustación en las calderas; chispa, revestimiento de óxido que se forma sobre el hierro calentado.
9Lámina pequeña de algún metal; laminita o plancha, hoja o capa muy pequeña de alguna cosa.
10Escala, escalera portátil; escalón.
11Escalada.
12(Mat.) Escala o pitipié, línea dividida en partes iguales; escala, instrumento o medida matemática; escala de un ma
participio activo
13(Mús.) Gama.
14Graduación regular, división de una cosa en grados.
  • Pair of scales -> peso de cruz
  • Money-scales -> pesilla para pesar el oro y la plata
  • Scale-beam -> astil o brazo de balanza
  • Scales of iron -> las chispas que salen del hierro blando, cuando se le martilla
  • Scale-insect -> cualquiera de los insectos cocidos, o pulgón de la corteza
  • Scale-pan -> platillo de balanza
  • On a large scale -> en gran escala, en grande
  • On a small scale -> en pequeña escala, en pequeño
en las alas de las mariposa
1Escamar, quitar las escamas; descortezar.
2Quitar el cardenillo a los metales.
3Cercenar, escatimar.
4Cubrir con escama
sustantivo
5Incrustar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6Descostrarse; separarse en hojas o láminas delgadas; incrustarse. (n)
va.
1Escalar, subir, encaramarse.
2Medir por escala, hacer un dibujo por escala.
3Reducir (wages, salary) según una escala.
4Balancear, averiguar el peso por medio de balanzas; comparar, pesar, igualar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Servir como escalera. (n)
va.

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scale [skeɪl]
noun
[of fish, reptile etc] escama; (f) (flake) [of rust, chalk] hojuela; (f) [of skin] escama; (f) (inside kettle, boiler) costra; (f) (on teeth) sarro; (m)
verb:transitive
[+fish] quitar las escamas a; escamar; (Téc) raspar; [+teeth] quitar el sarro a;
verb:intransitive
(also scale off) [+skin] descamarse
scale [skeɪl]
noun
1 (weighing device) (often pl) balanza; (f) (for heavy weights) báscula; (f)
bathroom scale(s) báscula (de baño); (f)
Women are being urged to ignore the bathroom scales after an American government report stated that diets do not work can see the results in the mirror and on the bathroom scale children are weighed on a white bathroom scale
a kitchen scale a pair of kitchen scales una balanza de cocina
you are going to need a pair of kitchen scales to weigh your food accurately a pair of old brass scales
he tips the scales at 70 kilos pesa 70 kilos; to turn tip the scales (in sb's favour/against sb)or inclinar la balanza (a favor de algn/en contra de algn)
We're not saying it' s the only reason she'll get the abortion, but it could tip the scales you should cast your vote as if it might be the one to tip the scales when your life and freedom hang in the balance, maybe cunning and desperation tend to tip the scales in your favor she still believed it had been Howe's warnings, not the children's welfare or any residual love for her, that had finally tipped the scales against his leaving her
2 [of balance] platillo; (m)
it scales 4 kilos
scale [skeɪl]
noun
1 (size, extent) (gen) escala; (f) [of problem, disaster] magnitud; (f) escala; (f)
the scale of the problem the sheer scale of the disaster poses impossible problems the British aid programme is small in scale. on a [grand] scale
he likes to do things on a grand scalegrand le gusta hacer las cosas a gran escala por todo lo alto a lo grande;oror
she thinks on a grand scale This is opulence on a grand scale for those mostly between 30 and 45 who have worked hard for their money and want some time to relax in style to change this requires planning on a very grand scale
on a large scalelarge a gran escala
they were engaged in fraud on a massive scalemassive estaban realizando un fraude a gran escala de gran envergadura;or
The break-down of law and order could result in killing \on a massive scale\
on a national scalenational a escala nacional
if recycling was organized on a national scale this cost could be reduced on a national scale, the entire country's food productivity now depends on the provision of agrochemicals
on a small scalesmall a pequeña escala
borrowing on this scale will bankrupt the countrythis el país va a caer en la bancarrota si sigue aceptando préstamos de esta magnitud
I'm used to pressure, but not on this scale
2 (graduated system) (gen, for salaries) escala; (f)
each subject was asked to rate himself on a ten point scale of relaxation suspects were categorized on a three-point scale and held in custody on the basis of the relative seriousness of their suspected offence when you first start work you usually enter at the lowest point on the scale
scale of chargescharges (lista de) tarifas; (f) (f)
Do you operate on a fixed scale of charges? You know, so much a day A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation The scale of charges for these treatments is often less than what you might expect to pay in the US
the Richter scaleRichter la escala de Richter
an earthquake measuring five point five on the Richter scale
the social scalesocial la escala jerarquía social;or
the higher up the social scale they re, the more the men have to lose
pay sliding
3 (ratio, proportion) [of map, model] escala; (f)
on a scale of 1cm to 5kmon con una escala de 1cm a 5km
to be out of scale (with sth)out of no guardar proporción (con algo)
the tower surmounted by its enormous golden statue of the Virgin, is completely out of scale with the building \COB2
the drawing is not to scaleto el dibujo no está a escala
a miniature garden with little pagodas and bridges, all to scale
to draw sth to scale dibujar algo a escala
4 (Mús) escala; (f)
verb:transitive
[+wall] trepar a; escalar; [+tree] trepar a; [+mountain] escalar
the first woman to scale Everest the men scaled a wall and climbed down scaffolding on the other side A rock climber explains how it feels when he is scaling a mountain best way to get out of prison was by scaling the wall he conceived the project of scaling the parapet, attacking the sentinels with rocks
modifier
scale drawing (n) dibujo a escala; (m)
scale model (n) modelo a escala; (m)
they built a half scale model of the aeroplane he has created a scale model of our solar system that is truly to scale an impressive scale model of a futuristic city
scale back
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
(reduce) [+production, operations, demands, plan] recortar
production has been scaled back Our most painful decision would be to significantly scale back the company's workforce production of 14 different models of automobiles, has either been scaled back or shut down the Kurdish leadership has scaled back its demands businesses have scaled back plans to increase plant and equipment investment the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has scaled back growth projections for next year
scale down
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (make proportionately smaller) reducir a escala
2 (reduce)
scale back
production, operations, proposal, plan the company announced it was scaling down its operations NATO forces in Europe are being scaled down The European Commission has scaled down its original proposal for increasing the budget people are being forced to scale down their career objectives or change career altogether
scale up
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (make proportionately bigger) aumentar a escala
The wing resembled that of a DC-3 scaled up to a span exceeding 138 ft
2 (increase) [+operations] ampliar
now companies are scaling up the technology for consumer use The Guiseley fish batterer is scaling up its operation with its first international outlet

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Verb Conjugation for "scale"

Imperative
  • scale
  • you scale
  • he/she scales
  • we scale
  • you scale
  • they scale
Preterite
  • I scaled
  • you scaled
  • he/she scaled
  • we scaled
  • you scaled
  • they scaled
Present Continuous
  • I am scaling
  • you are scaling
  • he/she is scaling
  • we are scaling
  • you are scaling
  • they are scaling
Present Perfect
  • I have scaled
  • you have scaled
  • he/she has scaled
  • we have scaled
  • you have scaled
  • they have scaled
Past Continuous
  • I was scaling
  • you were scaling
  • he/she was scaling
  • we were scaling
  • you were scaling
  • they were scaling
Past Perfect
  • I had scaled
  • you had scaled
  • he/she had scaled
  • we had scaled
  • you had scaled
  • they had scaled
Future
  • I will scale
  • you will scale
  • he/she will scale
  • we will scale
  • you will scale
  • they will scale
Future Perfect
  • I will have scaled
  • you will have scaled
  • he/she will have scaled
  • we will have scaled
  • you will have scaled
  • they will have scaled
Future Continuous
  • I will be scaling
  • you will be scaling
  • he/she will be scaling
  • we will be scaling
  • you will be scaling
  • they will be scaling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been scaling
  • you have been scaling
  • he/she has been scaling
  • we have been scaling
  • you have been scaling
  • they have been scaling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been scaling
  • you will have been scaling
  • he/she will have been scaling
  • we will have been scaling
  • you will have been scaling
  • they will have been scaling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been scaling
  • you had been scaling
  • he/she had been scaling
  • we had been scaling
  • you had been scaling
  • they had been scaling
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