German-English translations for schuppe

scale
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Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.
shovel
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The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.I dont mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly.