escalar
to climb
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Climbing up something steep, whether a mountain, a ranking, or a conflict
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scale
to climb something steep
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Escalar means to climb and is related to the English word scale1, as in to scale a wall or scale a mountain.
escalar
to climb, to scale
To climb something steep like a mountain, a wall, or a cliff.
Vamos a escalar esa montaña el sábadoWe're going to climb that mountain on Saturday
Escaló la pared del castillo con una cuerdaHe scaled the castle wall with a rope
to climb, to go climbing (sport)
Climbing as a sport, where the verb stands alone and nothing has to be named as the thing you climb.
Aprendí a escalar en un gimnasio con paredes artificialesI learned to climb at a gym with artificial walls
Los domingos escalamos en las montañas cerca de casaOn Sundays we go climbing in the mountains near home
to climb, to rise (in rank)
Moving up through positions in a chart, a career, or society. The positions work like rungs, so you climb them one at a time.
Su canción escaló hasta el primer puesto de la listaHer song climbed to the number one spot on the chart
Escaló rápidamente en la empresa hasta llegar a directoraShe rose quickly in the company until she became director
to escalate, to intensify (conflict, prices)
When a conflict, a tension, or a price climbs to a more serious level.
La discusión escaló hasta convertirse en una peleaThe argument escalated until it became a fight
El conflicto entre los dos países escaló en pocas semanasThe conflict between the two countries intensified within a few weeks
escalar
scalar
A quantity that has a size but no direction
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scalar
a single number
(magnitude, not direction)
Escalar also means scalar and is a direct cognate of the English word.
escalar
scalar (physics, math)
Describes quantities with only magnitude and not direction, unlike a vector.
La temperatura es una magnitud escalarTemperature is a scalar quantity
Multiplicamos el vector por un escalarWe multiply the vector by a scalar