fish scale

fɪʃ skeɪl

Definition

Definition of fish scale - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

small, thin plates covering fish skin

TECH.

The fish scale glistened in the sunlight.

plate

scale

drug slang

Rare

Slang

type of cocaine that is shiny and resembles fish scales

Rare

Slang

Fish scale cocaine is known for its high purity and shiny appearance.

blow

coke

snow

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Expressions with fish

big fish

most notable or influential member of a group, person or thing

In our school, she was the big fish in the debate club.

fish for

try to catch fish using fishing equipment

They went to the lake to fish for trout.

go fish

engage in the activity of catching fish

Every weekend, we go fish at the lake.

little fish

fish small in size

I caught a little fish in the pond.

big fish in a small pond

one who is highly ranked in a small or unimportant group

He is a big fish in a small pond at his local club.

fish around

try to find out information indirectly

He fished around for details about the surprise party.

Expressions with scale

scale back

decrease the intensity or frequency of an activity

The company decided to scale back its marketing efforts this quarter.

scale up

increase size, amount, or production gradually

The company plans to scale up operations next year..

scale down

reduce the size while keeping proportions

They decided to scale down the model for the presentation.

at scale

adv.

in a way that handles large quantities efficiently

The company can produce goods at scale.

off the scale

adj.

beyond the normal range

His enthusiasm for the project is off the scale.

out of scale

adj.

not correctly proportioned

The model was out of scale with the rest of the display.

tip the scale

sway the result toward one side or the other

One witness's testimony could tip the scale in the defendant's favor.

scale the heights

achieve great success or reach the highest level

She scaled the heights of the music industry.

thumb on the scale

give unfair help to one side in a situation

He put his thumb on the scale during the contest.

scale new heights

achieve a higher level of success

The company scaled new heights with its latest product launch.

Examples of fish scale in a sentence

The biologist examined the fish scale under a microscope.
The dealer claimed his product was fish scale.
Fish scale is often sought after for its quality.

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French:écaille de poisson, cocaïne brillante, ...
German:Fischschuppe, Fischschuppen-Kokain, ...
Italian:squama, scaglia di pesce, ...
Spanish:escama de pez, escama de pescado, ...
Portuguese:escama de peixe, coca de escama, ...
Chinese:鱼鳞, 鱼鳞状可卡因, ...
Japanese:魚の鱗, フィッシュスケールコカイン, ...
Arabic:حرشفة سمك, كُوكايِين قِشْر السَّمَك, ...
Hebrew:קַשְׂקַשׂ דָּג, קוֹקָאִין פִּתִּיתֵי דָּג, ...
Russian:рыбья чешуя, блестящий кокаин, ...
Ukrainian:риб'яча луска, риб'яча луска кокаїн, ...
Hindi:शल्क, फिश स्केल कोकीन, ...
Bengali:মাছের আঁশ, ফিশ স্কেল কোকেন, ...
Catalan:escata, cocaïna escata de peix, ...
Czech:rybí šupina, lesklý vysoce čistý kokain, ...
Danish:fiskeskæl, fiskeskæl kokain, ...
Dutch:visschub, visschub cocaïne, ...
Greek:λέπι ψαριού, κοκαΐνη λέπι ψαριού, ...
Hungarian:pikkely, fényes, nagy tisztaságú kokain, ...
Khmer:ស្រកាត្រី, កូកាអ៊ីនប្រភេទមានពន្លឺរលោងស្រដៀងស្រកាត្រី, ...
Korean:물고기 비늘, 물고기 비늘 코카인, ...
Persian:پولک ماهی, کراک ماهی, ...
Polish:łuska ryby, kokaina rybia łuska, ...
Portuguese (BR):escama de peixe, escama, ...
Romanian:solz de pește, cocaină solzi de pește, ...
Swedish:fiskfjäll, fiskfjällskokain, ...
Thai:เกล็ดปลา, โคเคนเกล็ดปลา, ...
Turkish:balık pulu, balık pulu kokain, ...
Vietnamese:vảy cá, cocaine vảy cá, ...

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