Scales

Scales  (sklz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

See Libra.

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Scales [skeɪlz]

n

(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) the. the constellation Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac

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scales

• mechanical drawing - One made with scales, rulers, and compasses.
• ctenoid - Means "resembling a thin-toothed comb"—like the scales of some fish.
• level - Based on Latin libella, a diminutive of libra, "balance; scales."
• scab - First pertained to any skin disease in which pustules or scales were formed, and is from Old Norse skabbr, "crust over a wound."

Thesaurus

scales

plural noun weighing machine, balance, scale, weigh beam I step on the scales practically every morning.

Translations

scales [ˈskeɪlz] npl (for weighing) → balance f; (larger) → bascule f
a set of scales → une balance bathroom scales

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scales [skeɪlz] npl

a. (pair or set of) scales → bilancia
he tips the scales at 70 kilos → pesa 70 chili
to turn or tip the scales in sb's/sth's favour → far pendere la bilancia dalla parte di qn/qc
to turn or tip the scales against sb → giocare a sfavore di qn
the scales of justice → la bilancia della giustizia

b. (also bathroom scales) → bilancia f pesapersone inv

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scales

n pl scales [skeilz]

a usually small weighing-machine kitchen scales; a set of scales. weegskaal ميزان، ماكِنَة وَزْن везни váhy vægt; -vægt die Waage ζυγαριά balanza kaal ترازو vaaka balance מאזנַיִים तुला, तराजू़ या वज़न तौलने का यंत्र vage mérleg timbangan vog, vigt bilancia てんびん 천칭, 저울 svarstyklės svari penimbang weegschaal (kjøkken-)vekt waga balança balanţă весы váhy tehtnica vaga våg ตาชั่ง; เครื่องชั่ง terazi 秤 терези میزان، ترازو cái cân 秤

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Scales → كفتي الميزان váha vægt Waage ζυγαριά báscula vaaka balance vaga bilancia 天秤 저울 weegschaal vekter omłotki balança весы våg ระบบการวัด terazi cái cân 天平