How the word "la scala" is translated into English
Il disegno non è in scala.
[il diˈzeɲɲo ˈnon ˈɛ in ˈskala.]
The drawing isn't to scale.
Usiamo una scala di grigi per lo sfondo.
[uˈzjamo ˈuna ˈskala di ˈɡridʒi ˈper ˈlo ˈsfondo.]
We use a gray scale for the background.
Abbiamo provato diverse scale di colori.
[abˈbjamo proˈvato diˈvɛrse ˈskale di koˈlori.]
We tried several color scales.
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