English–Spanish
“scale” in Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/esˈkama/
Example
Ella quitó las escamas del pescado antes de cocinarlo.
She removed the scales from the fish before cooking it.
How to say “scale” in Spanish
“Scale” in Spanish is escama.
One of the small overlapping plates that cover an animal's skin.
Example sentences with escama
El lagarto tenía las escamas secas después del invierno.
The lizard's scales were dry after the winter.
Tips for using escama
- In recipes and fish handling escama usually appears in the plural and commonly occurs with verbs meaning 'to remove' such as quitar or raspar.
Other Spanish words for “scale”
Pon la fruta en la balanza.
Put the fruit on the scale.
La magnitud del proyecto sorprendió a todos.
The scale of the project surprised everyone.
Este proyecto tiene mucha envergadura.
This project is on a large scale.