What does scala in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word scala in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scala in Italian.

The word scala in Italian means staircase, stairway, steps, stairs, scale, scale, scale, straight, staircase, climb, ascend, layer, deduct, shift, move over, progressive, proportional, scalar, stepped, take over, in reduced scale, economies of scale, economies of scale, full scale, out of scale, one-to-one scale, large scale, spiral staircase, winding staircase, folding ladder, step-ladder, Celsius scale, centesimal scale, chromatic scale, Beaufort scale, Mohs hardness scale, back stairs, Fahrenheit scale, hierarchical scale, Kelvin scale, Mercalli scale, escalator, salary scale, pay scale, musical scale, scala quaranta, royal flush, Reaumur scale, Richter scale, social scale, social ladder, Swedish ladder, tempered scale, thermometric scale, on a vast scale, , to scale, on a vast scale. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scala

staircase, stairway

sostantivo femminile (attrezzo o struttura con scalini)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'è una scala che porta al piano di sopra.
There is a staircase that leads upstairs.

steps, stairs

sostantivo plurale femminile (insieme di rampe)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'ascensore è occupato, facciamo le scale.
The elevator is busy; let's take the steps.

scale

sostantivo femminile (serie, sequenza, gamma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quanto ti è piaciuto il film su una scala da 1 a 10? Il principiante a poker ha sbancato i vecchi volponi con una scala. Ordina i libri in una scala dal più basso al più alto.
The beginner poker player cleaned out the old foxes with a straight.

scale

sostantivo femminile (misura, dimensione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'azienda commercia su scala mondiale.
The company conducts business at the international level.

scale

sostantivo femminile (cartografia: rapporto) (maps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È un modello in scala 1:24.
It is a 1:24 scale model.

straight

sostantivo femminile (giochi di carte: serie di carte) (poker)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La scala batte il tris.
A straight beats a three of a kind.

staircase

sostantivo femminile (sezione di un palazzo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli inquilini della scala B sono stati avvertiti degli imminenti lavori al riscaldamento.
The residents of staircase B were informed of the upcoming works to the heating.

climb, ascend

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (arrampicarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Vent'anni fa mio zio ha scalato il campanile del duomo.
Twenty years ago my uncle climbed the Cathedral's bell tower.

layer

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (capelli: taglio) (hair)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avrei bisogno che mi scalasse solo un po' i capelli.
I got my hair layered.

deduct

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cifra: detrarre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Vi ho scalato l'acconto sul prezzo finale.
I deducted the deposit from the final bill.

shift, move over

verbo intransitivo (spostarsi in una fila)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mi scusi, potrebbe scalare di un posto così io e i miei due amici possiamo sederci vicino?
Excuse me, could you all shift over one seat?

progressive, proportional, scalar

aggettivo (grandezza: non vettoriale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La temperatura può essere definita tramite una grandezza scalare.
Temperatures can be defined using scalar quantities.

stepped

aggettivo (forma di scala)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo ambiente architettonico ha un impianto scalare.

take over

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gergale (azioni: acquisto) (finance)

Company X is taking over Company Y.

in reduced scale

economies of scale

sostantivo femminile

economies of scale

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mio padre partecipò come moderatore alla conferenza sulle economie di scala.
My father took part as a moderator in the conference on economies of scale.

full scale

out of scale

locuzione aggettivale (fuori dai parametri)

one-to-one scale

large scale

sostantivo femminile (ampia portata, estesamente)

spiral staircase, winding staircase

sostantivo femminile (tipo di scala)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

folding ladder

step-ladder

Celsius scale

centesimal scale

chromatic scale

Beaufort scale

(wind)

Mohs hardness scale

back stairs

Fahrenheit scale

hierarchical scale

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Kelvin scale

Mercalli scale

(earthquakes)

escalator

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Risalivamo la scala mobile per andare il più veloce possibile.
We went up the escalator to go as quickly as possible.

salary scale, pay scale

musical scale

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scala quaranta

(Italian rummy card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mia zia Lina mi ha insegnato a giocare a scala quaranta.
My Aunt Lina taught me how to play scala quaranta.

royal flush

sostantivo femminile (poker) (poker)

Reaumur scale

Richter scale

social scale, social ladder

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle persone si considerano nei gradini più alti della scala sociale.
Those people consider themselves at the top steps of the social ladder.

Swedish ladder

tempered scale

thermometric scale

on a vast scale

to scale

on a vast scale

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