échelle — French to English

How French échelle is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: échelle (105 017), échelles (2 028). By style: everyday 81 · literary 30 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 5 303 · legal and administrative 8 184 · UN documents 93 446.

scale

Used about 45 276 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 18 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 547 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 774 · UN documents ≈ 38 936). Forms: scale, scales. Meaning: scale in the Elamur Dictionary.

• L'échelle de la carte est 1/1000.

  The map's scale is 1:1000.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and araneo · checked, community translation · #13744342 #13743822

• Devant cette tentative presque chimérique, Fauchelevent ne recula point; ce pauvre paysan picard, sans autre échelle que son dévouement, sa bonne volonté, et un peu de cette vieille finesse campagnarde mise cette fois au service d'une intention généreuse, entreprit d'escalader les impossibilités du cloître et les rudes escarpements de la règle de saint Benoît.

  Fauchelevent did not recoil in the face of this almost chimerical undertaking; this poor peasant of Picardy without any other ladder than his self-devotion, his good will, and a little of that old rustic cunning, on this occasion enlisted in the service of a generous enterprise, undertook to scale the difficulties of the cloister, and the steep escarpments of the rule of Saint-Benoît.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11202

• Le temps est venu de savoir comment consommer à grande échelle avec peu d'émissions de carbone.

  The time has come to learn how to consume on a large scale in a low-carbon manner.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1025640

• échelles A-G et A+++-D:

  A-G and A+++-D scales:

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2966848

• Les échelles de calibre sont les suivantes:

  The scales of sizes are as follows:

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global

Used about 14 014 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 387 · UN documents ≈ 13 628). Meaning: global in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Il est clair que cette question ne représente ni plus ni moins qu'une révolution à l'échelle mondiale.

  Clearly, this topic concerns a development which is nothing short of a global revolution.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1628978

• B. Modélisation aux échelles mondiale et régionale 42−45 13

  B. Global and regional modelling 42 - 45 11

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• Toutefois, la Commission n'a pas ici l'intention de lancer une stratégie globale d'assainissement à l'échelle européenne.

  The Commission is, however, not as yet planning any form of global or European clean-up strategy.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 74909

• p) Gestion de l ' information géospatiale à l ' échelle mondiale

  (p) Global Geospatial Information Management

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• En ce qui concerne notre responsabilité à l'échelle du monde, je voudrais souligner, comme je l'ai dit, un point évoqué par Mme Hulthén dans son rapport.

  When it comes to global responsibility, I would particularly emphasise what Mrs Hulthén brought up in her report.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 197012

level

Used about 5 986 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 608 · legal and administrative ≈ 512 · UN documents ≈ 4 867). Meaning: level in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Pourtant, il n'existe encore aucun réseau d'échange d'organes à l'échelle des Vingt-sept.

  However, no organ exchange network has yet been set up at the EU 27 level.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1392724

• Les parties peuvent également instaurer un dialogue à l'échelle régionale.

  The Parties could also work towards having the dialogue at a regional level.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 275442

• Les données de référence pour les échelles de hauteur d ' eau sont communiquées par les États membres.

  Reference data for water level gauges relevant to navigation shall be provided by member States.

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• L'Europe doit créer un cadre social et établir des normes à l'échelle européenne.

  Europe must create a social framework and establish standards at a European level.

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• aux protocoles convenus à l’échelle internationale ou régionale, le cas échéant.

  protocols agreed at international or regional level, where applicable.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4339983

ladders

Used about 5 135 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 1 271 · legal and administrative ≈ 938 · UN documents ≈ 2 920).

• Les ouvriers sont arrivés tôt, en amenant leurs échelles.

  The workmen arrived early, bringing their ladders.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by BigMouse and quickfitter · checked, community translation · #1385586 #1594077

• —Mais, dis-je, et les vêtements, et cette masse de cordes et d'échelles, qui se chargera de les descendre?

  "But," said I, "the clothes, and that mass of ladders and ropes, what is to become of them?"

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 1469

• J' ai travaillé sur des échelles.

  I worked on ladders.

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• Échelles et escabeaux en fer ou en acier

  Ladders and steps, of iron or steel

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 226905

• Au moins deux échelles mobiles de cale;

  At least two portable hold ladders;

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large

Used about 56 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 55). Meaning: large in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Cette échelle et quelques gros outils, véritables masses de fer, qui étaient mêlés au monceau de ferrailles entassé derrière la porte, n'étaient point le matin dans le bouge Jondrette et y avaient été évidemment apportés dans l'après-midi, pendant l'absence de Marius.

  This ladder, and some large tools, veritable masses of iron, which were mingled with the old iron piled up behind the door, had not been in the Jondrette hovel in the morning, and had evidently been brought thither in the afternoon, during Marius’ absence.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17138

• Elle permettait des fraudes et des rackets à grande échelle par le paiement de montants compensatoires monétaires.

  We had the possibility for large amounts of fraud and racketeering through the payment of monetary compensatory amounts.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 66642

More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Puis-je emprunter ton échelle ?

  Can I borrow your ladder?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #8202283 #10596119

• Tom a besoin de l'échelle.

  Tom needs the ladder.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and CM · checked, community translation · #5685125 #11784630

• On aurait dit que tu allais tomber de l'échelle.

  It looked like you were going to fall off the ladder.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and CK · checked, community translation · #10744564 #11953284

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