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scale

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noun
1 noun extentscála masc4  c m uméid fem2  c m uthey don't understand the full scale of the problem ní thuigeann siad cé chomh holc agus atá an fhadhb, ní thuigeann siad a dhonacht atá an fhadhba disaster of this scale tubaiste chomh mór seothey produce them on a large scale táirgeann siad ar scála mór iad, táirgeann siad iad ar an mórchóiron a global scale (also on a worldwide scale) ar scála domhandaon a small scale (also on a modest scale) ar an mionchóir, ar scála beag 2 noun for measuring etcscála masc4  c m uat the bottom of the scale ag bun an scálaat the top of the scale ag barr an scála
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3 noun for salaryscála masc4  c m usalary scale scála tuarastail 4 noun ratioscála masc4  c m uscale of 1:500 scála 1:500to draw a plan to scale plean a tharraingt de réir scálaa scale model of a ship mionsamhail loinge de réir scálathese graphics are not to scale níl na grafaicí seo cruinn de réir scála 5 noun MUS notesscála masc4  c m uto practise the scales na scálaí a chleachtadhthe scale of C major mórscála C 6 noun CHEM limescalecoirt fem2  c m u 7 noun MED on teethscim fem2  c m u 8 noun MED removing tartarsciúradh masc  c m uscimeáil fem3  c m uthe dentist gave her teeth a scale bhain an fiaclóir an scim dá cuid fiacla 9 noun ZOOL on fish, snake etcgainne masc4  c m ulann fem2  c m u
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10 verb MED from teeth TRANSITIVEsciúr verb  c m uscim a bhaint de 11 verb COOK from fish TRANSITIVEna gainní a bhaint de 12 verb climb TRANSITIVEdreap verb  c m utéigh suas PhrV  c m ushe scaled Muckish chuaigh sí suas go barr na Mucaise, dhreap sí an Mhucaishe scaled the wall dhreap sé an balla, chuaigh sé thar an mballa
phrases

out of scale

it's out of scale níl sé cruinn de réir scála

the scales fell from sb's eyes

usually literary the scales fell from my eyes osclaíodh mo shúile dom, rinneadh mo shúile dom, baineadh an dalladh púicín díom

to scale new heights

dul ó neart go neart