La Palabra Del Día: "escala"

Question

escala ( eh-skah'-lah )

noun ( layover, stopover; scale )

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Marquitos y su papá hicieron escala en Houston.

Marquitos and his dad had a layover in Houston.

2: El flautista practicó sus escalas antes del concierto.

The flautist practiced scales before the performance.

Hola mod mate , how ya goin? - ray76, Jul 17, 2016

Good morning amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 17, 2016

Goin good Ray, How are you? xo - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Hola amigos. :) - ian-hill, Jul 17, 2016

Hola Ian. xo - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Answer 1

Un temblor de magnitud de 7,5 grados en la escala de Richter

La escala de Richter clasifica la magnitud de la fuerza del sismo en relación con al energía liberada y se calcula midiendo la amplitud máxima de las ondas sísmicas y así evalúa la intensidad de un terremotos.

An earthquake of magnitude of 7.5 degrees on the Richter scale

The Richter scale classifies the magnitude of the force of the quake in relation to the energy released and is calculated by measuring the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves and thus evaluated the intensity of an earthquake.

...."of the magnitude, 7.5 on the".... "evaluates".... Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Wonderful use of the word scale. :) - jrschenk, Jul 17, 2016

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 18, 2016

Answer 2

Si quieres aprender a tocar jazz tienes que practicar muchos acordes y escalas.

If you want to learn to play jazz you have to practice a lot of chords and scales.

More so than other types of music? - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Much more. - mstivers, Jul 17, 2016

It's because jazz features so many different types of chords and scales. - mstivers, Jul 17, 2016

'aprender a' ;) - Pablo064, Jul 18, 2016

Bienvenido de vuelta y gracias Pablo064 - mstivers, Jul 18, 2016

Answer 3

Cuando viajo me gusta a organizar una escala para una semana o dos en los trópicos.

When I travel I like to organise a stopover for a week or two in the tropics.

Worth stopping over for. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

'me gusta organizar..' ;) - Pablo064, Jul 18, 2016

Answer 4

Haremos escala en Nueva York. / We’ll stop over in New York.

Good idea. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Answer 5

Yo tenía la intención de volver directamente a casa con mi cheque de pago, mi amor, pero tuve una breve escala en el bar de McGinty. ¿Estaba eso mal de mí?

I had intended to return directly home with my paycheck, my love, but I had a brief layover at McGinty's pub. Was that wrong of me?


Supongo, sí (I am guessing, yes).

He knows better. Lol - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Answer 6

El miercoles que viene, voy a hacer escala en Perth en el camino de Melbourne a Broome.

On Wednesday next, I will have a stopover in Perth on my way from Melbourne to Broome.

Thanks for the detailed map. Now we can keep up with you. I hope you're enjoying yourself. :) - rac1, Jul 18, 2016

Answer 7

En los mapas que los contienen, no se suelen dibujar las escamas de los dragones y monstruos del mar a escala.

In the maps that contain them, the scales on the dragons and sea monsters are not usually drawn to scale.

Those things look pretty big. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

:) - jrschenk, Jul 17, 2016

I didn't know scale also meant escama very revealing - Pablo064, Jul 18, 2016

Answer 8

Asegúrese la escala de la cuerda que está escalada es con cuidado anclado, por tanto usted no sufrirá un accidente. Make sure the rope ladder you're climbing is carefully anchored, so that you won't have an accident.