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I. scale¹ [skeɪl] N

1. scale (on skin):

scale: Schuppe f <-, -n>

2. scale no pl (mineral coating):

scale: Ablagerung f <-, -en>

3. scale (in kettle etc.):

scale: Kalkablagerungen pl

4. scale spec (dental plaque):

scale: Zahnstein m <-(e)s> kein pl

Phrases:

the scales fall from sb's eyes liter: es fällt jdm wie Schuppen von den Augen

II. scale¹ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (remove scales):

to scale a fish: einen Fisch abschuppen

2. scale (remove tartar):

to scale teeth: Zahnstein entfernen

III. scale¹ [skeɪl] VB intr

scale skin: sich acc schuppen

scale paint: abblättern

scale² [skeɪl] N

1. scale usu pl (weighing device):

scale: Waage f <-, -n>

bathroom/kitchen/letter scale: Personen-/Küchen-/Briefwaage f

a pair of scales form: eine [Balken]waage

to tip [or turn] the scales [at sth]: [etw] auf die Waage bringen

he tipped the scale at 210 pounds: er wog 210 Pfund

to tip the scales fig: den [entscheidenden] Ausschlag geben

2. scale ASTROL:

the scales pl: Waage f <-, -n> kein pl

Phrases:

to throw sth into the scale: etw in die Waagschale werfen

I. scale³ [skeɪl] N

1. scale:

scale (system of gradation): Skala f <-, Ska̱·len>

scale (of map): Maßstab m

how would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5?: wie würden Sie seine Arbeit auf einer Skala von 1 bis 5 beurteilen?

what scale is this map?: welchen Maßstab hat diese Karte?

scale of charges: Taxe f <-, -n>

scale of fees: Gebührenstaffel f

scale division: Skalenteilung f

scale of values: Wert[e]skala f

a sliding scale ECON: eine Gleitskala

remuneration is on a sliding scale: die Bezahlung ist gestaffelt

2. scale no pl:

to be in [or to]scale building, drawing: maßstab[s]getreu [o. maßstab[s]gerecht] sein

to build/draw sth to scale: etw maßstab[s]getreu [o. maßstab[s]gerecht] bauen/zeichnen

3. scale:

scale (relative degree): Umfang m <-(e)s, -fänge>

scale (extent) profits, losses: Höhe f <-, -n>

on a national scale: auf nationaler Ebene

on a large/small scale: im großen/kleinen Rahmen

4. scale no pl (size):

scale: Ausmaß nt <-es, -e>

advantages of scale ECON: bedeutende Vorteile

5. scale MUS:

scale: Tonleiter f <-, -n>

to play/practise scales: Tonleitern spielen/üben

II. scale³ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (climb):

to scale sth: etw erklimmen form

to scale a fence: auf einen Zaun klettern

to scale a mountain: einen Berg besteigen

fig she has already scaled the heights of her profession: sie hat bereits den Höhepunkt ihrer Karriere erreicht

2. scale TECH, ARCHIT:

to scale sth: etw maßstab[s]getreu zeichnen

(make) to scale sth: etw maßstab[s]getreu anfertigen

3. scale SCIENCE (order in system of graduation) concepts, findings:

to scale sth: etw skalieren

scale [skeɪl] N

scale: Maßeinteilung

scale: Skala

scale VB trans ACCOUNT

scale: skalieren

scale N ACCOUNT

scale: Skala f

scale N FINMKT

scale (eines Verlusts oder Gewinns): Höhe f

scale

scale: Größenordnung

scale: Maßstab

OpenDict entry

scale N

pentatonic scale MUS: Pentatonik f

OpenDict entry

scale N

in-market scales npl ECON: interne Skaleneffekte npl

Beau·fort scale [ˈbəʊfɔ:tˌskeɪl, Am ˈboʊfɚt-] N METEO

Beaufort scale: Beaufortskala f

chro·mat·ic ˈscale N MUS

chromatic scale: chromatische Tonleiter

ˈfull-scale ADJ inv

1. full-scale (same size as original):

full-scale: in Originalgröße nach n

2. full-scale (all-out):

full-scale: umfassend

a full-scale war: ein ausgewachsener Krieg

ˈKelvin scale N

Kelvin scale: Kelvinskala f

ˈlarge-scale ADJ esp attr

1. large-scale (extensive):

large-scale: umfangreich

large-scale: weitreichend

a large-scale commercial enterprise/project: ein Großunternehmen nt /-projekt nt

large-scale financing: Großfinanzierung f

large-scale investment: Großinvestition f

large-scale investor: Großinvestor(in) m (f)

large-scale manufacturer/producer: Großerzeuger m /-produzent m

2. large-scale (made large):

large-scale: in großem Maßstab nach n

a large-scale map: eine Karte mit großem Maßstab

a large-scale model: eine Nachbildung in großem Maßstab

Richter scale [ˈrɪktəˌ-, Am -tɚˌ-] N

the Richter scale: die Richterskala

ˈsala·ry scale N

salary scale: Gehaltsskala f

salary scale: Gehaltstabelle f <-, -n>

scale back VB trans

to scale back ⇆ sth: etw reduzieren [o. einschränken]

Present
I	scale
you	scale
he/she/it	scales
we	scale
you	scale
they	scale

Past
I	scaled
you	scaled
he/she/it	scaled
we	scaled
you	scaled
they	scaled

Present Perfect
I	have	scaled
you	have	scaled
he/she/it	has	scaled
we	have	scaled
you	have	scaled
they	have	scaled

Past Perfect
I	had	scaled
you	had	scaled
he/she/it	had	scaled
we	had	scaled
you	had	scaled
they	had	scaled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

minor scale: Molltonleiter f

pentatonic scale: fünfstufige Tonleiter

scale division: Skalenteilung f

on an unprecedented scale: in bislang ungekanntem Ausmaß

diseconomies pl of scale: Kostenprogression f

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