échelle

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French eschale, inherited from Latin scāla. Doublet of escale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʃɛl/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

échelle f (plural échelles)

  1. ladder
  2. scale, proportion, size
  3. (figuratively) ladder
    • 2000, François Icher, La société médiévale, →ISBN, page 134:
      Tout en bas de l’échelle de la corporation jurée, il y a d’abord l’apprenti.
      At the bottom of the corporation ladder, there is the apprentice.
  4. (music) scale
    Synonym: gamme

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