scale

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La grandezza o quantità di qualcosa, soprattutto quanto è vasto o grave.

In inglese semplice: The size or amount of something, especially how large or serious it is.

• The scale of the problem surprised us.
• They built houses on a large scale.
• We had never organized an event on this scale.

Come si usa: the scale of something (We did not understand the scale of the damage.); on a large/small scale (They produce cheese on a small scale.)

Sinonimi: size, extent, scope

Espressioni comuni: large scale, scale of something, on this scale

bilancia

Strumento che indica quanto pesa una persona o una cosa.

In inglese semplice: A device that shows how heavy a person or thing is.

• Put the flour on the scale.
• The bathroom scale showed that I had lost weight.
• These kitchen scales are easy to use.

Sinonimi: weighing machine, balance

Espressioni comuni: bathroom scale, kitchen scale, digital scale

scala

Serie di numeri o livelli usata per misurare o confrontare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A series of numbers or levels used to measure or compare something.

• Rate the service on a scale of one to five.
• The thermometer uses the Celsius scale.
• Her answers were at the top of the rating scale.

Come si usa: on a scale of/from… (Rate the pain on a scale of one to ten.)

Espressioni comuni: on a scale, rating scale, temperature scale

scala

Serie di note musicali ordinate dal grave all'acuto o dall'acuto al grave.

In inglese semplice: A set of musical notes arranged from low to high or high to low.

• Play a scale on the piano.
• She practises her scales every morning.
• This song uses notes from the minor scale.

Espressioni comuni: major scale, minor scale, play a scale

squama

Una delle piccole placche dure e piatte che ricoprono la pelle dei pesci e di alcuni altri animali.

In inglese semplice: One of the small, hard, flat pieces covering the skin of fish and some other animals.

• A silver scale fell from the fish.
• The snake has smooth scales.
• These scales protect the animal’s skin.

Espressioni comuni: fish scale, snake scale, covered in scales

ridimensionare

Ingrandire o rimpicciolire qualcosa mantenendo le proporzioni tra le sue parti.

In inglese semplice: To make something larger or smaller while keeping its parts in the same proportions.

• You can scale the image to fit.
• The company scaled up production last year.
• We need to scale down our plans.

Come si usa: scale something up/down (We scaled up production to meet demand.); scale something to something (Scale the image to half its original size.)

Sinonimi: resize

Espressioni comuni: scale up, scale down, scale an image

scalare

Arrampicarsi fino alla cima di un muro alto, una montagna o un'altra superficie ripida.

In inglese semplice: To climb to the top of a high wall, mountain, or other steep surface.

• They scaled the garden wall.
• She hopes to scale the mountain next summer.
• The climbers scaled the cliff without ropes.

Sinonimi: climb, ascend

Espressioni comuni: scale a wall, scale a mountain, scale a cliff

desquamarsi

Formare piccole scaglie secche sulla superficie, soprattutto della pelle, che possono staccarsi.

In inglese semplice: To develop small, dry pieces on the surface, especially on skin.

• Dry skin can scale.
• The skin on his hands started to scale.
• Her scalp was scaling after the treatment.

Sinonimi: flake

Espressioni comuni: skin may scale, begin to scale