scale
[+ruler, thermometer] graduation f , échelle (graduée)
a temperature scale une échelle de température
on a scale of 1 to 10, How would you rate it, on a scale of 1 to 10? Si vous deviez en donner une appréciation entre 1 et 10, quelle serait-elle?
On a scale of 1 to 5, how much would you say you enjoyed the film? Avez-vous aimé le film? Veuillez donner un chiffre de 1 à 5.
[+salaries, fees] échelle f
pay scale échelle f des salaires
scale of charges tarif m
→ A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of charges before you decided on a consultation.
(=size, extent) ampleur f
They underestimated the scale of the problem. Ils ont sous-estimé l'ampleur du problème.
the sheer scale of the United States l'immensité des Etats-Unis
on a large scale sur une grande échelle, en grand
a disaster on a massive scale un désastre d'une ampleur incroyable
[+map, model] échelle f
a scale of 1:50,000 une échelle du 1:50 000
to draw sth to scale dessiner qch à l'échelle
out of scale with sth disproportionné (e) par rapport à qch
→ She had drawn the head out of scale with the body.
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chromatic scale
n (MUSIC) gamme f chromatique
economies of scale
npl économies fpl d'échelle
→ Car firms are desperate to achieve economies of scale.
full-scale
adj
[search, investigation] approfondi (e)
→ It is expected the full-scale search will resume today
→ A full-scale investigation of the fire is underway
[war, invasion] total (e)
→ ... a full-scale nuclear war
[model] grandeur nature inv
→ working, full-scale prototypes
large-scale
adj
[production, attack, operation] à grande échelle
→ a large scale military operation
[aid, redundancies, investment, immigration] à grande échelle
→ the first large-scale study to link the drugs with nerve damage
→ large-scale forest fires
→ investment in large-scale projects
[map] à grande échelle
→ Behind the desk was a large-scale map of the county.
pay scale
n échelle f des salaires
Richter scale
n échelle f de Richter
to measure 5 on the Richter Scale mesurer 5 sur l'échelle de Richter
→ An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck California yesterday.
salary scale
n échelle f des salaires
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scale down
vt sep réduire
scale drawing
n dessin m à l'échelle
scale model
n modèle m réduit
sliding scale
n échelle f mobile
→ ... a sliding scale of taxation.
small-scale
adj
[undertaking, business] peu important (e) , de petite envergure
[map, model] à petite échelle
world scale
n
on a world scale à l'échelle mondiale