échelle
French → English
noun//eʃɛl//
(general) Ladder: a wooden or metal frame with steps for climbing.
On a planté trois échelles contre le mur du boulevard.
(English) Three ladders were placed against the boulevard wall.
Dressé sur l’échelle légère, il cueillait les fruits mûrs.
(English) Standing on the light ladder, he picked the ripe fruit.
noun//eʃɛl//
(science) Scale: a system of graduation used to measure magnitude.
Les séismes sont souvent mesurés sur l’échelle de Richter.
(English) Earthquakes are often measured on the Richter scale.
L’échelle de Mohs gradue les minéraux selon leur dureté.
(English) The Mohs scale ranks minerals according to their hardness.
Entry ID: fr:en:échelle · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary