scaling - English-Spanish Dictionary

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scale1 /skeɪl/ sustantivo

1. countable (on fish) escama f
1. uncountable (deposit in kettle, pipes) sarro m

scale2 verbo transitivo ‹mountain/wall› escalar;
‹ladder› subir

Phrasal Verbs
scale down v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹drawing› reducir^(conj.⇒) (a escala);
‹operation› recortar

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scale [skeɪl]

I	nombre 1 escala on a large/ small scale, a gran/pequeña escala to scale, a escala 2 (de un problema, etc) escala, magnitud: don't underestimate the scale of the problem, no subestimes la magnitud del problema 3 Mús escala 4 (de un pez) escama 5 (en las tuberías) sarro 5 scales pl, balanza (para personas) báscula
II	verbo transitivo escalar

Compound Forms:
bathroom scale	n		báscula
Beaufort scale	n		escala de Beaufort
Beaufort scale	n		tabla graduada de velocidades de viento
chromatic scale	n	(music: scale with semitone intervals)	escala cromática nf
Eastern music differs from Western music in the tonal qualities of the chromatic scales.
diatonic scale		(Music) música	escala diatónica nf
diatonic scale		(Physics) Física	escala diatónica nf
distance scale			escala de distancias n
gray scale		US (UK = grey scale)	escala de grises nf
great scale	n	(large dimensions)	gran escala nf
great scale, on a	adv	(far reaching, extensively )	a gran escala loc adv
Operations are being conducted on a great scale in order to track down the flight recorder in the aftermath of last week's plane crash.
log scale			escala logarítmica nf
musical scale			escala musical nf
on a large scale			en gran escala
on a scale of			en una escala de
on a small scale			en pequeña escala
pentatonic scale		(Music) música	escala pentatónica nf
platform scale			báscula decimal nf
postal scale			pesacartas nf
precision scale			escala de precisión nf
scale drawing	n		dibujo a escala nm
scale pan	n		plato de balanza nm
sliding scale	n		escala móvil
time scale			escala de tiempo
time-scale	n		escala de tiempo nf
time-scale	n		período de tiempo nm
time-scale	n		plazo de ejecución nm
wage scale			escala salarial nf

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