"scale" meaning in Anglais

See scale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \skeɪl\, \skeɪl\, skeɪl Audio: En-us-scale.ogg , En-au-scale.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-scale.wav Forms: scales [plural]
  1. Balance.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-noun-WnuCJTo~ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Échelle.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-noun-mdi3t9tA Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Grandeur.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-noun-pPBWqA2L Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  4. Écaille.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-noun-jI4NrTcl Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  5. Gamme.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-noun-VXHIdICG Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Lexique en anglais de la musique Topics: music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scale model

Verb

IPA: \skeɪl\, \skeɪl\, skeɪl Audio: En-us-scale.ogg , En-au-scale.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-scale.wav Forms: to scale [infinitive], scales [present, third-person, singular], scaled [preterite], scaled [participle, past], scaling [participle, present]
  1. Écailler.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-NxhZifVx Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Escalader.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-~8EaPCfC Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Agrandir, élargir (scale up).
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-S9C6lY5t Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  4. Réduire (scale down).
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-eWOY46Zl Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  5. Échelonner, rééchelonner, redimensionner.
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-vigZPPCE Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la géométrie, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais Topics: geometry
  6. Varier selon une certaine échelle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: fr-scale-en-verb-DnfZ7~IF Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Verbes intransitifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autoscale, prescale

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Échelonner, rééchelonner, redimensionner."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Verbes intransitifs en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tax scales according to your revenue.",
          "translation": "Le montant de l’impôt varie selon le revenu."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Varier selon une certaine échelle."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\skeɪl\\"
    },
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      "ipa": "skeɪl",
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        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
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        "Australie"
      ]
    },
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        "Connecticut (États-Unis)"
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    }
  ],
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}

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