Scale

"Scale" in French

barbure

(flaky material sloughed off heated metal)

gamme

(series of notes)

plateau

(dish of a balance)

squame

(flake of skin)

écaille

(keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

écaille

(coloured chitin)

écaille

(pine nut)

échelle

(sequence for measurement)

échelle

(size or scope)

échelle

(ratio of distances)

échelle

(series of notes)

agrandir

(to change size of)

escalader

(to climb)

réduire

(to change size of)

écailler

(remove the scales of)

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