noun🔗ShareLeiter, TreppeA ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending."The fire escape was a metal scale, providing a way to safely descend from the third floor. "Die Feuerleiter war eine Metalltreppe, die einen sicheren Abstieg aus dem dritten Stock ermöglichte.structurewayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSkala, MaßstabAn ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude."Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10."Bitte bewerten Sie Ihre Erfahrung auf einer Skala von 1 bis 10.mathstatisticsnumberscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAusmaß, UmfangSize; scope."The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."Der Holocaust war Wahnsinn in einem enormen Ausmaß.amountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaßstabThe ratio of depicted distance to actual distance."This map uses a scale of 1:10."Diese Karte verwendet einen Maßstab von 1:10.mathgeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaßstabA line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced."The architectural drawing of the house included a scale to show how big the rooms actually are. "Die architektonische Zeichnung des Hauses enthielt einen Maßstab, um zu zeigen, wie groß die Räume tatsächlich sind.technicalartmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonleiterA series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies."The music teacher showed the students a scale of C major, explaining how the notes created a melody. "Der Musiklehrer zeigte den Schülern eine C-Dur-Tonleiter und erklärte, wie die Noten eine Melodie erzeugten.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBasis, GrundzahlA mathematical base for a numeral system; radix."the decimal scale; the binary scale"die Dezimalbasis; die BinärbasismathnumbersystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbstufung, Stufenfolge, RangordnungGradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order."The teacher outlined a precise scale of difficulty for the math assignments, starting with basic equations and progressing to complex calculus problems. "Der Lehrer umriss eine präzise Schwierigkeitsabstufung für die Matheaufgaben, beginnend mit einfachen Gleichungen und fortschreitend zu komplexen Kalkülproblemen.degreerangesystemqualitynumbermathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHonorar, GageA standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union."The musician's union negotiated a higher scale for their upcoming concert performances. "Die Gewerkschaft des Musikers verhandelte eine höhere Gage für ihre bevorstehenden Konzertauftritte.entertainmentjobbusinessworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSkalieren, vergrößernTo change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product."We should scale that up by a factor of 10."Wir sollten das um den Faktor 10 vergrößern.businesstechnologyindustryeconomyprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErklimmen, besteigenTo climb to the top of."Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."Hilary und Norgay waren die ersten, von denen bekannt ist, dass sie den Everest bestiegen haben.actionsportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSkalieren, erweiternTo tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors."The company is scaling its online order processing to handle the increased demand during the holiday season. "Das Unternehmen skaliert seine Online-Auftragsabwicklung, um die erhöhte Nachfrage während der Ferienzeit zu bewältigen.technologycomputingbusinesssystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWiegen, messen, einstufenTo weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system."The teacher will scale the students' project reports using a rubric. "Der Lehrer wird die Projektberichte der Schüler anhand einer Rubrik bewerten.systemvaluebusinesseconomysciencestatisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchuppePart of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile."The fish's scales shimmered in the sunlight. "Die Schuppen des Fisches glitzerten im Sonnenlicht.animalbodypartbiologyfishanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchuppeA small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color."The butterfly's wings were covered in tiny scales, giving them their vibrant colors. "Die Flügel des Schmetterlings waren mit winzigen Schuppen bedeckt, die ihnen ihre leuchtenden Farben verliehen.animalinsectbiologycolorappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchuppeA flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis."The dog had a small scale on its paw, a sign of the skin irritation. "Der Hund hatte eine kleine Schuppe an der Pfote, ein Zeichen für die Hautreizung.medicineanimaldiseasebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchuppePart of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds."The pine cone's scale opened, releasing the tiny seeds. "Die Schuppe des Zapfens öffnete sich und gab die winzigen Samen frei.plantpartseednaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZunder, GlanzThe flaky material sloughed off heated metal."The metal in the oven was producing a lot of scale, making it difficult to clean. "Das Metall im Ofen produzierte viel Zunder, was die Reinigung erschwerte.materialtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchuppenpanzerScale mail (as opposed to chain mail)."The medieval knight wore scale armor, not chain mail. "Der mittelalterliche Ritter trug einen Schuppenpanzer, keine Kettenrüstung.militaryweaponwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKalkablagerung, KesselsteinLimescale."The kettle was covered in a thick layer of limescale, making it difficult to clean. "Der Wasserkocher war mit einer dicken Kalkschicht bedeckt, was die Reinigung erschwerte.substancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchildlausA scale insect."The gardener noticed a small scale insect on the rose bush. "Der Gärtner bemerkte eine kleine Schildlaus an dem Rosenbusch.insectanimalbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGriffschaleThe thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife."The pocketknife's scale was smooth and cool to the touch. "Die Griffschale des Taschenmessers fühlte sich glatt und kühl an.materialpartutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntschuppenTo remove the scales of."Please scale that fish for dinner."Bitte, entschuppen Sie diesen Fisch für das Abendessen.foodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich schuppen, Schuppen bildenTo become scaly; to produce or develop scales."The dry weather is making my skin scale."Das trockene Wetter lässt meine Haut sich schuppen.organismbiologyanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntkalken, abschuppenTo strip or clear of scale; to descale."to scale the inside of a boiler"das Innere eines Kessels entkalkenbiologyanimalfoodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbschuppen, ablösenTo take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface."The chef scaled the hard-boiled eggs, carefully peeling off the shells in thin layers. "Der Koch schuppte die hartgekochten Eier und schälte die Schalen vorsichtig in dünnen Schichten ab.physiologymedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbschuppen, abblätternTo separate and come off in thin layers or laminae."Some sandstone scales by exposure."Mancher Sandstein blättert durch die Einwirkung von Umwelteinflüssen ab.biologymaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStreuen, ausbreitenTo scatter; to spread."The children scaled their drawings of the park across the classroom walls. "Die Kinder verteilten ihre Zeichnungen des Parks über die Wände des Klassenzimmers.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReinigen, säubernTo clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder."The artillery crew scaled the cannon to prepare it for the next firing. "Die Artilleriebesatzung reinigte die Kanone, um sie für den nächsten Schuss vorzubereiten.militaryweapontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWaageA device to measure mass or weight."After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale."Nach dem langen, faulen Winter hatte ich Angst, mich auf die Waage zu stellen.deviceutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWaagschaleEither of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales."The baker carefully placed the flour on one scale of the kitchen balance. "Der Bäcker legte das Mehl vorsichtig auf eine Waagschale der Küchenwaage.utensilmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading