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1 scale
I [skeɪl] 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:مِقْياس مُدَرَّج، ميزان، مَسطَرَهThis thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.
2) a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc:جَدْوَلa wage/salary scale.
3) in music, a group of notes going up or down in order:سُلَّم موسيقيThe boy practised his scales on the piano.
4) the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it:مِقْياس الرَّسِمIn a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.
5) the size of an activity:نِطاق، حَجْم II [skeɪl] verbThese guns are being manufactured on a large scale.
to climb (a ladder, cliff etc):يَتَسَلَّق السُّلَّم III [skeɪl] nounThe prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.
any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc:حَرْشَف السَّمَكA herring's scales are silver in colour.
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2 خفض
1́ adj. beaten2́ n. depreciation, dropping, lowering, rebate3́ v. lower, lessen, minimize, bring down, cut, depress, pull down, put down, ax, scale down, recline, retrench, shorten, step down, stitch down, mark down, whittle down, turn down, sink, slash, slam, slake, subdue, deplete, axe -
3 تخفيض
تَخْفِيض: إنْقاصreduction, lowering, decrease, decreasing, lessening, diminution, cut, cutback, cutting down, scale-down, minimization, abatement, pulling down, markdown; turning down -
4 أنقص
أنْقَصَ: نَقّصَto decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, lower, cut, cut back, cut down, scale down, minimize, abate -
5 خفض السعر
v. break, depreciate, shade, scale down -
6 قلص
v. contract, constrict, constringe, reduce, decrease, diminish, minimize, cut, scale down -
7 إنقاص
إنْقَاص: تَنْقِيصdecrease, decreasing, diminution, lessening, reduction, lowering, cut, cutback, scale-down, minimization, abatement -
8 سلم
سُلَّم \ ladder: a movable set of wooden steps, for climbing to reach sth.: He climbed a ladder to clean the top windows. scale: a fixed set of different levels: a pay scale (with regular increases); a musical scale (with 5 or 8 notes that rise in a regular form). stair, staircase, stairway: a set of steps that lead from one level inside a building to another. \ See Also درج (دَرَج) \ سُلَّم \ fire escape: an extra set of stairs on the outside of a building for use in the event of fire. \ See Also مَهْرَب الحريق \ سُلَّم بسَنَّادة \ step ladder: a ladder with a folding support. \ سُلَّم حَجَريّ \ step: (usu. outside a building, compared with stairs in a building) a set of these: He ran down the steps into the street. \ سُلَّم من جُزئَيْن قابل للطّيّ (سِيبة) \ step: (also a pair of steps, a step-ladder) a short ladder which rests on a supporting frame: He got up on the steps to paint the ceiling. \ سُلَّم نَقَّال (سِيبَة) \ step ladder: a ladder with a folding support. -
9 weigh
[weɪ] verb1) to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale:يَزِنYou must have your luggage weighed at the airport.
2) to be equal to in heaviness:يَزِنHow much / What does this box weigh?
3) to be a heavy burden to:يكونُ حِملا ثَقيلاShe was weighed down with two large suitcases.
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scale down — index decrease, diminish, discount (minimize), minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scale down — verb 1. reduce proportionally The model is scaled down • Ant: ↑scale up • Hypernyms: ↑rescale, ↑proportion • Entailment: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scale-down — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: scale (VI) + down : a reduction according to a fixed ratio a scale down of debts II. adjective : characterized by a reduction according to a fixed r … Useful english dictionary
scale down — phrasal verb scale down or scale back [transitive] Word forms scale down : present tense I/you/we/they scale down he/she/it scales down present participle scaling down past tense scaled down past participle scaled down to make something smaller… … English dictionary
scale down — v. (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) * * * (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) … Combinatory dictionary
scale down — PHRASAL VERB If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be. [V P n (not pron)] One Peking factory has had to scale down its workforce from six hundred to only six... [V P n (not pron)] The air… … English dictionary
scale-down — noun Date: 1931 a reduction according to a fixed ratio < a scale down of debts > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To scale down a debt wages etc — Scale Scale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaling}.] To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. [1913 Webster] Scaling his present bearing with his past. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — Synonyms and related words: abridge, compress, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, depreciate, depress, diminish, downgrade, lessen, lower, minify, pare, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten,… … Moby Thesaurus
