What does scalo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word scalo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scalo in Italian.

The word scalo in Italian means seaport, port of call, climb, ascend, layer, deduct, shift, move over, progressive, proportional, scalar, stepped, take over, station manager, to stopover, stopover, railway yard, freight yard. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scalo

seaport

sostantivo maschile (merci: carico, scarico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il porto è stato ampliato per permettere lo scalo di più navi contemporaneamente.
The seaport has been expanded to allow more ships to dock simultaneously.

port of call

sostantivo maschile (aereo, nave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per spendere meno ho acquistato un volo con due scali.
I saved money by buying a flight with two stopovers (or: layovers).

climb, ascend

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (arrampicarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Vent'anni fa mio zio ha scalato il campanile del duomo.
Twenty years ago my uncle climbed the Cathedral's bell tower.

layer

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (capelli: taglio) (hair)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avrei bisogno che mi scalasse solo un po' i capelli.
I got my hair layered.

deduct

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cifra: detrarre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Vi ho scalato l'acconto sul prezzo finale.
I deducted the deposit from the final bill.

shift, move over

verbo intransitivo (spostarsi in una fila)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mi scusi, potrebbe scalare di un posto così io e i miei due amici possiamo sederci vicino?
Excuse me, could you all shift over one seat?

progressive, proportional, scalar

aggettivo (grandezza: non vettoriale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La temperatura può essere definita tramite una grandezza scalare.
Temperatures can be defined using scalar quantities.

stepped

aggettivo (forma di scala)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo ambiente architettonico ha un impianto scalare.

take over

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gergale (azioni: acquisto) (finance)

Company X is taking over Company Y.

station manager

(airport personnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to stopover

(airline)

stopover

(air travel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

railway yard

(train, transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

freight yard

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