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I skeil noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) (lønns)stige, -skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala, oktav4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) målestokk5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) (i stor) målestokk/skalaII skeil verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre opp/over, bestigeIII skeil noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skjell- scalymåle--------målestokk--------skala--------skjellIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) ( også overført) vektskål2) ( også scales) vekthold the scales even være en upartisk dommerin the scale på spillthrow into the scales legge i vektskålenturn the scale(s) eller tip the scales være tungen på vektskålen, gjøre utslaget, være utslagsgivendeveieIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skala, målestokk2) ( gradert system) skala, trinn, regulativ, tariff3) ( musikk) toneskala, skala4) ( gammeldags) stige, trapp, rangstige (overført)be high in the social scale stå høyt på den sosiale rangstigeon a large scale i stor målestokkon the scale of i målestokk, i skala• this map is on the scale of 1 to 50,000dette kartet er i målestokk 1: 50 000out of scale uproporsjonaltpractise scales øve (seg på) skalaenrun up the scale spille en oktavsink in the social scale synke på de sosiale rangstigeto scale skalatro, i riktig målestokkIIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skjell2) flak, (tynn) skive, blad (av metall e.l.)3) tynt skall, belegg4) ( teknikk) slagg, glødeskall5) ( også boiler scale) kjelestein6) tannstein7) ( også scale insect) forklaring: en av flere arter i insektunderordenen plantesugere, Homoptera, særlig i overfamilien skjoldlus, Coccidaeremove the scales from someone's eyes åpne noens øyne, fjerne skjellene fra noens øynethe scales fell from someone's eyes ( om å forstå eller bli bevisst noe) skjell falt fra noens øyne• when I heard what she had to say, scales fell from my eyesda jeg hørte hva hun hadde å si, falt skjell fra mine øyneIVverb \/skeɪl\/veie, måleVverb \/skeɪl\/1) bestige, klatre opp langs, klatre opp i, klatre opp på, storme2) ( militærvesen) storme3) gradere, tegne i riktig målestokk, ordne etter en skala4) ha samme skala, ha samme målestokk5) ( EDB) skalerescale down nedjustere, sette gradvis ned ( om tegning e.l.) forminske (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe nedscale new heights nå nye høyderscale something back redusere noescale up oppjustere, sette gradvis opp ( om tegning e.l.) forstørre (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe oppVIverb \/skeɪl\/1) skrape skjell av2) falle av (som skjell), flasse, smuldre i flak3) dekkes av skjell4) ( om fyrkjele) banke kjelestein av, rense5) ( om tannstein) skrape bort, rense6) (amer.) kaste smutt med
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scale — Ⅰ. scale [1] ► NOUN 1) each of the small overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2) a thick dry flake of skin. 3) a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime. 4) tartar formed… … English terms dictionary
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scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… … Useful english dictionary
scale — I UK [skeɪl] / US noun Word forms scale : singular scale plural scales *** 1) a) [singular/uncountable] the size of something, especially when it is big scale of: Is the Government aware of the full scale of the problem? on a… … English dictionary
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Remove — Re*move , n. 1. The act of removing; a removal. [1913 Webster] This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton. [1913 Webster] And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scale fish — remove scales from fish … English contemporary dictionary
scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b … Universalium
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