scale in French
scale in French is échelle, gamme, écaille — scale means the size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
scale in French
échelle
gamme
écaille
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
squame
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
écaille
plateau
Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
squame
A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
barbure
(uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
armure d'écailles
Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
agrandir
(transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
réduire
(transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
escalader
(transitive) To climb to the top of.
écailler
(transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
What does "scale" mean?
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noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
"Nobody expected the scale of the celebration in the village."
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noun A series of marked measurements used for comparison, such as on a ruler, map, or rating system.
"The thermometer has a scale in both Celsius and Fahrenheit."
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noun One of the small, hard, overlapping plates covering the skin of fish and reptiles.
"The lizard's scales felt dry and rough under my fingers."
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noun An instrument for measuring weight.
"I put the flour on the kitchen scale and checked the weight."
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scale in a sentence
- Nobody expected the scale of the celebration in the village.
- The architects were amazed by the sheer scale of the old cathedral.
- The thermometer has a scale in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.
- On the map's scale, one centimetre represents a kilometre.
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What is "scale" in French?
"scale" in French is échelle, gamme, écaille. scale means: The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
How do you use "scale" in a sentence?
Example: "Nobody expected the scale of the celebration in the village." In French, "scale" is échelle, gamme, écaille.
Are there other ways to say "scale" in French?
Yes — French has 11 translations listed for "scale": échelle, gamme, écaille, squame, plateau, barbure.
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