noun🔗ShareEscalera, peldañosA ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending."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.structurewaydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalaAn ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude."Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10."Por favor, califique su experiencia en una escala del 1 al 10.numbermathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscala, alcanceSize; scope."The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale."El Holocausto fue una locura a una escala enorme.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalaThe ratio of depicted distance to actual distance."This map uses a scale of 1:10."Este mapa utiliza una escala de 1:10.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalaA line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced."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.technicalmathartfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalaA series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies."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.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBase, escalaA mathematical base for a numeral system; radix."the decimal scale; the binary scale"la base decimal; la base binarianumbermathsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscala, gradación, sucesiónGradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order."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.degreesystemrangenumbermathqualitystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscala salarial, tarifaA standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union."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.entertainmentjobbusinesseconomymediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalar, ampliarTo 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."Deberíamos ampliar eso por un factor de 10.businesstechnologyeconomyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalar, ascenderTo climb to the top of."Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."Hilary y Norgay fueron los primeros conocidos en escalar el Everest.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalar, ampliarTo tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors."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.technologycomputingbusinesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePesar, evaluarTo weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system."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.systembusinessqualityvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamasPart 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 snake's scales felt smooth and cool to the touch. "Las escamas de la serpiente se sentían suaves y frías al tacto.animalbodybiologyanatomypartorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamaA small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color."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.animalinsectbiologypartappearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamasA flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis."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.medicineanimaldiseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamasPart 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 pinecone opened, revealing its scales and releasing the seeds inside. "La piña se abrió, revelando sus escamas y liberando las semillas que contenía.plantpartnaturebiologyseedChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamasThe flaky material sloughed off heated metal."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.materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCota de escamasScale mail (as opposed to chain mail)."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.militarywearweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCalLimescale."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.utilitysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCochinillaA scale insect."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.insectanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLas cachasThe thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife."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.partutensilitemmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesescamarTo remove the scales of."Please scale that fish for dinner."Por favor, descame ese pescado para la cena.foodanimalfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscamarse, desarrollar escamasTo become scaly; to produce or develop scales."The dry weather is making my skin scale."El clima seco está haciendo que mi piel se escame.organismbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesescamarTo strip or clear of scale; to descale."to scale the inside of a boiler"desescamar el interior de una calderaanimalfoodfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesescamar, desprenderTo take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface."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.medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescamarse, pelarseTo separate and come off in thin layers or laminae."Some sandstone scales by exposure."Algunas areniscas se descaman por la exposición.biologyorganismphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDispersar, extenderTo scatter; to spread."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.actionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLimpiarTo clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder."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.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalanzaA device to measure mass or weight."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.deviceutensilsciencephysicsthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlatos de la balanzaEither of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales."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.utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalanzaA device for measuring weight."The butcher put the sausages on the scales."El carnicero puso las salchichas en la balanza.deviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
