scales Meaning

noun

Escalera, peldaños

A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

Examples :

"The company's career path provided clear scales of promotion, outlining the steps to reach a higher position. "

La trayectoria profesional de la empresa proporcionó claras escalas de promoción, que describían los pasos para alcanzar una posición superior.

noun

Escala

An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.

Examples :

"Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10."

Por favor, califique su experiencia en una escala del 1 al 10.

number math science

noun

Escala, alcance

Size; scope.

Examples :

"The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."

El Holocausto fue una locura a una escala enorme.

amount

noun

Escala

The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.

Examples :

"This map uses a scale of 1:10."

Este mapa utiliza una escala de 1:10.

math technical

noun

Escala

A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.

Examples :

"The architect added scales to the blueprint so we could understand the actual size of the rooms. "

El arquitecto añadió una escala al plano para que pudiéramos entender el tamaño real de las habitaciones.

technical math art figure

noun

Escala

A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.

Examples :

"The piano student practiced her scales every day to improve her finger dexterity. "

La estudiante de piano practicaba sus escalas todos los días para mejorar la destreza de sus dedos.

music

noun

Base, escala

A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.

Examples :

"the decimal scale; the binary scale"

la base decimal; la base binaria

number math system

noun

Escala, gradación, sucesión

Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.

Examples :

"The difficulty of the math problems increased in scales of complexity, starting with basic addition and ending with advanced calculus. "

La dificultad de los problemas de matemáticas aumentó en escalas de complejidad, comenzando con la suma básica y terminando con el cálculo avanzado.

degree system range number math quality structure

noun

Escala salarial, tarifa

A standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.

Examples :

"The actor received scales for his work on the commercial, as agreed upon by the actors' union. "

El actor recibió una tarifa por su trabajo en el comercial, según lo acordado por el sindicato de actores.

entertainment job business economy media

verb

Escalar, ampliar

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.

Examples :

"We should scale that up by a factor of 10."

Deberíamos ampliar eso por un factor de 10.

business technology economy process

verb

Escalar, ascender

To climb to the top of.

Examples :

"Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."

Hilary y Norgay fueron los primeros conocidos en escalar el Everest.

action sport

verb

Escalar, ampliar

To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.

Examples :

"The company's new cloud infrastructure scales easily to handle the increased traffic during the holiday shopping season. "

La nueva infraestructura en la nube de la empresa se escala fácilmente para manejar el aumento de tráfico durante la temporada de compras navideñas.

technology computing business system

verb

Pesar, evaluar

To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.

Examples :

"The teacher scales the difficulty of homework assignments based on the students' current skill level. "

El profesor evalúa la dificultad de las tareas en función del nivel de habilidad actual de los estudiantes.

system business quality value

noun

Escamas

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.

Examples :

"The snake's scales felt smooth and cool to the touch. "

Las escamas de la serpiente se sentían suaves y frías al tacto.

animal body biology anatomy part organism

noun

Escama

A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.

Examples :

"The butterfly's wing shimmered because of the thousands of tiny scales that covered it. "

El ala de la mariposa brillaba debido a las miles de pequeñas escamas que la cubrían.

animal insect biology part appearance color

noun

Escamas

A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.

Examples :

"The dog's itchy skin left white scales on the furniture after he scratched. "

La piel con picazón del perro dejó escamas blancas en los muebles después de rascarse.

medicine animal disease body

noun

Escamas

Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.

Examples :

"The pinecone opened, revealing its scales and releasing the seeds inside. "

La piña se abrió, revelando sus escamas y liberando las semillas que contenía.

plant part nature biology seed

noun

Escamas

The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.

Examples :

"After welding the gate, he brushed off the loose scales that had formed on the hot metal. "

Después de soldar la puerta, cepilló las escamas sueltas que se habían formado en el metal caliente.

material substance technical industry

noun

Cota de escamas

Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).

Examples :

"The knight wore a suit of scales, protecting his torso from sword blows. "

El caballero llevaba una cota de escamas, protegiendo su torso de los golpes de espada.

military wear weapon

noun

Cal

Limescale.

Examples :

"The kettle had thick scales of limescale inside, so I cleaned it with vinegar. "

La tetera tenía mucha cal dentro, así que la limpié con vinagre.

utility substance

noun

Cochinilla

A scale insect.

Examples :

"The gardener noticed small, brown scales clinging to the stems of the rose bushes. "

El jardinero notó pequeñas cochinillas marrones aferradas a los tallos de los rosales.

insect animal

noun

Las cachas

The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.

Examples :

"The scales on my grandfather's old pocketknife are made of smooth, dark wood. "

Las cachas de la vieja navaja de mi abuelo son de madera lisa y oscura.

part utensil item material

verb

Desescamar

To remove the scales of.

Examples :

"Please scale that fish for dinner."

Por favor, descame ese pescado para la cena.

food animal fish

verb

Escamarse, desarrollar escamas

To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.

Examples :

"The dry weather is making my skin scale."

El clima seco está haciendo que mi piel se escame.

organism biology animal

verb

Desescamar

To strip or clear of scale; to descale.

Examples :

"to scale the inside of a boiler"

desescamar el interior de una caldera

animal food fish

verb

Desescamar, desprender

To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.

Examples :

"The dentist used a special tool to scales away the hardened plaque from my teeth. "

El dentista usó una herramienta especial para desprender la placa endurecida de mis dientes.

medicine body anatomy

verb

Descamarse, pelarse

To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.

Examples :

"Some sandstone scales by exposure."

Algunas areniscas se descaman por la exposición.

biology organism physiology

verb

Dispersar, extender

To scatter; to spread.

Examples :

"The wind scales the fallen leaves across the park, creating a colorful swirl. "

El viento dispersa las hojas caídas por el parque, creando un remolino colorido.

action nature

verb

Limpiar

To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

Examples :

"After a period of disuse, the artillery crew had to scale the cannon with a small charge before it could be fired safely again. "

Después de un período de desuso, la tripulación de artillería tuvo que limpiar el cañón con una pequeña carga antes de que pudiera dispararse de nuevo de forma segura.

military weapon

noun

Balanza

A device to measure mass or weight.

Examples :

"After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale."

Después del largo y perezoso invierno, tenía miedo de subir a la balanza.

device utensil science physics thing

noun

Platos de la balanza

Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

Examples :

"The baker carefully placed flour in one of the scales and sugar in the other to measure equal amounts for the cake. "

El panadero colocó cuidadosamente harina en uno de los platos de la balanza y azúcar en el otro para medir cantidades iguales para el pastel.

utensil item

noun

Balanza

A device for measuring weight.

Examples :

"The butcher put the sausages on the scales."

El carnicero puso las salchichas en la balanza.

device utensil

Meanings

Escalera, peldaños

Examples :

"The company's career path provided clear scales of promotion, outlining the steps to reach a higher position. "

La trayectoria profesional de la empresa proporcionó claras escalas de promoción, que describían los pasos para alcanzar una posición superior.

Escala

Examples :

"Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10."

Por favor, califique su experiencia en una escala del 1 al 10.

Escala, alcance

Examples :

"The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."

El Holocausto fue una locura a una escala enorme.

Escala

Examples :

"This map uses a scale of 1:10."

Este mapa utiliza una escala de 1:10.

Escala

Examples :

"The architect added scales to the blueprint so we could understand the actual size of the rooms. "

El arquitecto añadió una escala al plano para que pudiéramos entender el tamaño real de las habitaciones.

Escala

Examples :

"The piano student practiced her scales every day to improve her finger dexterity. "

La estudiante de piano practicaba sus escalas todos los días para mejorar la destreza de sus dedos.

Base, escala

Examples :

"the decimal scale; the binary scale"

la base decimal; la base binaria

Escala, gradación, sucesión

Examples :

"The difficulty of the math problems increased in scales of complexity, starting with basic addition and ending with advanced calculus. "

La dificultad de los problemas de matemáticas aumentó en escalas de complejidad, comenzando con la suma básica y terminando con el cálculo avanzado.

Escala salarial, tarifa

Examples :

"The actor received scales for his work on the commercial, as agreed upon by the actors' union. "

El actor recibió una tarifa por su trabajo en el comercial, según lo acordado por el sindicato de actores.

Escalar, ampliar

Examples :

"We should scale that up by a factor of 10."

Deberíamos ampliar eso por un factor de 10.

Escalar, ascender

Examples :

"Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."

Hilary y Norgay fueron los primeros conocidos en escalar el Everest.

Escalar, ampliar

Examples :

"The company's new cloud infrastructure scales easily to handle the increased traffic during the holiday shopping season. "

La nueva infraestructura en la nube de la empresa se escala fácilmente para manejar el aumento de tráfico durante la temporada de compras navideñas.

Pesar, evaluar

Examples :

"The teacher scales the difficulty of homework assignments based on the students' current skill level. "

El profesor evalúa la dificultad de las tareas en función del nivel de habilidad actual de los estudiantes.

Escamas

Examples :

"The snake's scales felt smooth and cool to the touch. "

Las escamas de la serpiente se sentían suaves y frías al tacto.

Escama

Examples :

"The butterfly's wing shimmered because of the thousands of tiny scales that covered it. "

El ala de la mariposa brillaba debido a las miles de pequeñas escamas que la cubrían.

Escamas

Examples :

"The dog's itchy skin left white scales on the furniture after he scratched. "

La piel con picazón del perro dejó escamas blancas en los muebles después de rascarse.

Escamas

Examples :

"The pinecone opened, revealing its scales and releasing the seeds inside. "

La piña se abrió, revelando sus escamas y liberando las semillas que contenía.

Escamas

Examples :

"After welding the gate, he brushed off the loose scales that had formed on the hot metal. "

Después de soldar la puerta, cepilló las escamas sueltas que se habían formado en el metal caliente.

Cota de escamas

Examples :

"The knight wore a suit of scales, protecting his torso from sword blows. "

El caballero llevaba una cota de escamas, protegiendo su torso de los golpes de espada.

Cal

Examples :

"The kettle had thick scales of limescale inside, so I cleaned it with vinegar. "