French Dictionary

French-English translation of echelle

Did you mean one of the following: èche, échec, échelle?

(a) ladder; grimper une ~ to climb a ladder; grimper à l'~ to climb on to the ladder; (fig) to fall for it (Infml);

~ de corde rope ladder; ~ coulissante extending ladder, extension ladder; (Shipping) ~ de coupée boarding ladder; ~ double high stepladder; (Firefighting) ~ d'incendie fire escape (ladder); (Religion) ~ de Jacob Jacob's ladder; ~ meunier (wooden) stepladder; ~ mobile extending ladder; (Firefighting) parc à ~s tower ladder

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(b) scale on map, drawing; (fig: of problem) scale; à l'~ scale drawing; à grande ~ large-scale; (fig) sur une grande ~ on a large scale; "~ non respectée" "not to scale"

(c) (of measurement) scale;

~ de Beaufort Beaufort scale; ~ des couleurs range of colours; ~ de Richter Richter scale;

(d) (of salaries, hierarchy) scale, ladder;

~ de coupée accommodation ladder; ~ mobile sliding scale; ~ des salaires, ~ des traitements salary scale; ~ sociale social ladder; ~ des valeurs scale of values

(e) (Music) scale

(f) (in tights) ladder, run; (in hair) uneven cut

Terms from the DGT glossary

French term	English term
Rail grande échelle	Rail, large-scale

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French-English translation of echelle

Terms from the DGT glossary