Scales in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Scales in the English»French Dictionary

I.scale [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] N

1. scale (extent):

scale (of crisis, disaster, success, violence)

étendue f (of de)

scale (of reform, development, defeat, recession, task)

ampleur f (of de)

scale (of activity, operation)

envergure f (of de)

scale (of support, change)

degré m (of de)

on a large/small scale

à grande/petite échelle

on an unexpected/a modest scale

d'une ampleur inattendue/modeste

2. scale (grading system):

scale

échelle f

salary scale

échelle des salaires

scale of values

échelle de valeurs

at the other end of the scale

à l'autre bout de l'échelle

on a scale of 1 to 10

sur une échelle allant de 1 à 10

3. scale (for maps, models):

scale

échelle f

on a scale of 2 km to 1 cm

à une échelle de 1 cm pour 2 km

the model is out of or not to scale

la maquette n'est pas à l'échelle

4. scale (on thermometer, gauge etc):

scale

graduation f

5. scale (for weighing):

scale

balance f

6. scale MUS:

scale

gamme f

to play/sing a scale

faire/chanter une gamme

the scale of G

la gamme de sol

7. scale ZOOL (on fish, insect):

scale

écaille f

8. scale (deposit):

scale (in kettle, pipes)

calcaire m

scale (in kettle, pipes)

dépôt m calcaire

scale (on teeth)

tartre m

II.scales N

scales npl:

scales

balance f

III.scale [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (climb):

scale wall, peak, tower

escalader

2. scale (take scales off):

scale fish

écailler

IV.scale [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl]

the scales fell from my eyes

tout d'un coup j'ai compris

platform scales N

platform scales

bascule f

kitchen scales N npl

kitchen scales

balance f de cuisine

bathroom scales N npl

bathroom scales

pèse-personne m

weighing scales N

weighing scales

balance f

full-scale [Brit ˌfʊlˈskeɪl, Am ˈfʊl ˈˌskeɪl] ADJ

1. full-scale (in proportion):

full-scale drawing, plan

grandeur f nature

2. full-scale (extensive):

full-scale operation, search

de grande envergure

full-scale investigation

approfondi

full-scale study

exhaustif/-ive

3. full-scale (total):

full-scale alert, panic

général

full-scale war, crisis

généralisé

4. full-scale (complete):

full-scale performance

grand

chromatic scale N MUS

chromatic scale

échelle f chromatique

chromatic scale

gamme f chromatique

Richter scale [Brit ˈrɪktə, Am ˈrɪktər ˌskeɪl] N

Richter scale

échelle f de Richter

on the Richter scale

sur l'échelle de Richter

small-scale [Brit smɔːlˈskeɪl, Am ˈsmɔl ˈˌskeɪl] ADJ

small-scale model

réduit

small-scale map, plan

à petite échelle

small-scale industry

petit

scale back VB [Brit skeɪl -, Am skeɪl -]

scale back → scale down

See also scale down

I.scale down VB [Brit skeɪl -, Am skeɪl -] (scale [sth] down, scale down [sth])

1. scale down (reduce according to scale):

scale down drawing, map

réduire l'échelle de

2. scale down (reduce) fig:

scale down production

ralentir

scale down expenditure, import, involvement, activity

réduire

Scales in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Scales in the English»French Dictionary

Scales N (Libra)

Scales

Balance f

See also Aquarius

Aquarius [əˈkweərɪəs, Am -ˈkwerɪ-] N

Aquarius

Verseau m

to be (an) Aquarius

être (du) Verseau

to be born under Aquarius

être né sous le signe du Verseau

I.scale¹ [skeɪl] N

1. scale ZOOL:

scale

écaille f

2. scale no pl (mineral coating):

scale

calcaire m

scale of a boiler, coffee machine, iron

tartre m

3. scale MED:

scale

plaque f dentaire

II.scale¹ [skeɪl] VB trans

scale

détartrer

I.scale² [skeɪl] N

1. scale (system of gradations) a. ECON:

scale

échelle f

scale of thermometer

graduation f

to be in scale

être à l'échelle

a sliding scale

une échelle mobile

on a large/small scale

à grande/petite échelle

2. scale:

scale(s) (weighing device)

balance f

a bathroom scale

un pèse-personne

3. scale no pl (great size):

scale

étendue f

advantages of scale

les avantages mpl du commerce de grande envergure

4. scale MUS:

scale

gamme f

practice scales

faire des gammes

Phrases:

to tip the scales

faire pencher la balance

II.scale² [skeɪl] VB trans

scale

escalader

to scale the heights of a profession fig

gravir les échelons d'une profession

III.scale² [skeɪl] VB intr ECON

scale

être en (phase d')expansion

wage scale [ˈweɪdʒskeɪl] N

wage scale

échelle f des salaires

small-scale ADJ

small-scale

réduit(e)

large-scale ADJ

1. large-scale (in large proportions):

large-scale

à grande échelle

2. large-scale (extensive):

large-scale

grand(e)

large-scale emergency aid

de grande envergure

in front of the large-scale disaster ...

devant l'ampleur du désastre ...

I.scale down VB trans

scale down

réduire

II.scale down VB intr ECON

scale down

être en perte de vitesse

salary scale N

salary scale

échelle f des salaires

time scale N

time scale of events

calendrier m

time scale of a novel

période f

full-scale ADJ

1. full-scale (at the same size):

full-scale

grandeur nature

2. full-scale (total):

full-scale

général(e)

full-scale war

généralisé(e)

3. full-scale (extensive):

full-scale action

de grande envergure

full-scale study

approfondi(e)

Scales Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scale(s) (weighing device)

balance f

practice scales

faire des gammes

to tip the scales

faire pencher la balance

to scale the heights of a profession fig

gravir les échelons d'une profession

to tip the scales fig

faire pencher la balance

in front of the large-scale disaster ...

devant l'ampleur du désastre ...

at the other end of the scale

à l'autre extrême

at a scale of 1:100 000

à l'échelle de 1:100 000

to set up a salary scale

échelonner les salaires

to things on a large scale

voir grand

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the simulations should be long enough to be relevant to the time scales of the natural processes being studied.

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He refused to work for white men who would fix the scales and shortchange him when his cotton haul was weighed.

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The scales are a trichoderm with septate hyphae 7.2 to 23.5 m in diameter, with clamp connections and yellowish brown pigment encrusted in bands.

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The forewings are densely speckled with black-tipped and black scales.

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In general, the technology that scales to the smallest cell size will end up being the least expensive per bit.

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These scales are very resistant to everyday shop contaminants and debris.

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It forms colorless scales which have a bitter taste, but it is highly inadvisable to taste either this substance or elaterium.

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The scales were exceedingly hard and glossy, with all the appearance of burnished gold.

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His teaching method made use of charts and what he called ladders, to explain scales, staffs, clefs, note values, intervals, and dynamics.

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It departs from classical mechanics primarily at the "quantum realm" of atomic and subatomic length scales.

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