| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| chromatic scale n | (music: semitone intervals) (música) | escala cromática loc sf |
| Eastern music differs from Western music in the tonal qualities of the chromatic scales. |
| Cuisenaire rods npl | (learning tool) (ferramenta de aprendizado) | escala Cuisenaire sf + sp |
de-escalate,
deescalate vi | (become less in scale, intensity) | descer na escala vt + loc adv |
| economy of scale n | usually plural (lower cost due to increased production) | economia de escala loc sf |
| full-scale adj | (life size) (tamanho) | escala natural loc sf |
| tamanho natural loc sm |
| The artist specializes in painting full-scale portraits. |
| full-scale adj | (using all resources) (completo, usando todos os recursos) | de escala natural loc adj |
| The generals are planning a full-scale invasion of the island. |
| gas mark n | (gas oven: temperature setting) | escala de temperatura sf |
grayscale (US),
greyscale (UK) n | (color scale) | escala de cinza loc sf |
| great scale n | (large dimensions) | grande escala loc sf |
| in a small way adv | (slightly, somewhat) | em pequena escala expres |
| Being suspended from school has actually improved his behaviour in a small way. |
| keyed adj | (music: pitched to a certain key) (música) | feito em certa escala loc adj |
large scale,
large-scale adj | (big, extensive) | grande adj |
| de grandes proporções loc adj |
| de alta escala loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| There was a large-scale protest against the Iraq war in Washington, DC. |
| lay over vi phrasal | US (make a stopover) | fazer escala loc v |
| Maggie will lay over in Chicago before continuing on to Portland. |
| long scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) | escala longa sf + adj |
| major operations npl | (military: large-scale manoeuvres) | operações militares de alta escala loc sf pl |
min,
min. n | written, abbreviation (minor) (abrev) | escala menor loc sf |
nonstop,
also UK: non-stop adj | (direct, without stopping) (contínuo; sem parar) | direto, ininterrupto, incessante adj |
| (aviação) | sem escala loc adj |
| Sonia took a nonstop flight from New York to Dallas. |
| on a global scale adv | (worldwide) | em escala mundial loc adv |
| em âmbito mundial loc adv |
| The climate is changing not only in my local area, but on a global scale. |
| on a great scale adv | (far reaching) (em alto grau) | em grande escala loc adv |
| Operations are being conducted on a great scale in order to track down the flight recorder in the aftermath of last week's plane crash. |
| on a large scale adv | (to a great extent) | em larga escala loc adv |
| Stopping climate change will require action on a large scale. |
| on a scale of prep | (ranging from) | numa escala de |
| On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this book an 8. |
| on a small scale adv | (in miniature) (em miniatura) | em pequena escala loc adv |
| The model showed New York City on a small scale. |
| on a small scale adv | (not extensively) (não muito) | em pequena escala loc adv |
| He started selling watches on a small scale, then increased his business. |
| port of call n | (ship: stop during a journey) (navio) | porto de escala sm |
| The Caribbean cruise includes 14 ports of call in 11 countries. |
| property ladder n | figurative (progress from cheaper to more expensive housing) (progresso do mais barato ao mais caro imóvel) | escala imobiliária loc sf |
| When they were approved for a home loan, they were able to leave their apartment and move up the property ladder. |
| the Richter scale n | (earthquake strength) (medição da magnitude de um terremoto) | escala Richter sf |
| roster n | (register, name list: of a team) | escala de serviço sf |
| Check the roster to see what hours you're working next week. |
| Verifique a escala de serviço para ver em quais horários irá trabalhar semana que vem. |
| rota n | (repeating schedule of assigned tasks) | escala de serviços loc sf |
| lista de turnos sf |
| Having a rota can help you get through the housework a bit each day rather than doing it all in one go. |
| Ter uma escala de serviços pode ajudá-lo a realizar as tarefas domésticas um pouco a cada dia, em vez de fazer tudo de uma só vez. |
| rota n | UK (schedule of assigned work shifts) | escala de serviço sf |
| Colin's work rota is three days on three days off. |
| A escala de serviço de Colin é de três dias em três dias de folga. |
| scale n as adj | (to a certain scale) (refletindo determinada escala ou peso) | em escala loc adj |
| We looked at scale drawings of the new building. |
| Olhamos os desenhos em escala do novo prédio. |
| scale drawing n | (illustration made in proportion) | desenho em escala sm |
| Henrietta made a scale drawing of her garden. |
| The artist began with a scale drawing of the planned mural. |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) | escala curta sf + adj |
| sliding scale n | (prices: according to income) (figurado, preços de acordo com a renda) | escala móvel loc sf |
| escalonamento sm |
| tabela variável loc sf |
| The local clinic uses a sliding scale so I can afford their services. |
| small-scale adj | (limited scope) | pequena escala loc adj |
| artesanal adj |
| stagger sth vtr | (spread over time) | fazer escala expres v |
| The staff staggered their holidays so there would always be enough people to keep the business running smoothly. |
| A equipe fez escalas nos feriados então sempre haveria pessoas suficientes para manter o negócio funcionando calmamente. |
| to a small extent adv | (slightly, a little) (levemente, um pouco) | em menor grau loc adv |
| em menor escala loc adv |
| (um) pouco adv |
| I am to a small extent sympathetic to their problems. |
| to scale adv | (in correct proportion, at actual size) (em proporção correta, em tamanho real) | no tamanho real loc adv |
| na escala loc sf |
| transpose sth to sth vtr + prep | (music: change key to) (música) | mudar de escala vt + sf |
| Maria transposed the song to a new key. |
| Maria mudou a música para uma nova escala. |
