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la escala(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (proportion)
El mapa de la ciudad está a una escala de un centímetro por kilómetro.The map of the city is at a scale of one centimeter per kilometer.
a. scale
El temblor registró 8.1 en la escala de Richter.The earthquake registered 8.1 on the Richter scale.
Hubo dos escalas entre Los Ángeles y Cairo.There were two stopovers between Los Angeles and Cairo.
b. layover (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Hicimos una escala en Copenhague rumbo a Nueva York.We had a layover in Copenhagen on our way to New York.
c. port of call (sea travel)
Tuvimos cinco hermosas escalas en el crucero por el Caribe.We had five beautiful ports of call on our Caribbean cruise.
4. (music)
a. scale
Nuestra primera semana de práctica de banda parecía estar llena de tocar escalas.Our first week of band practice seemed to be filled with playing scales.
5. (ladder)
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