How to Say “Scaling” in French

mise à l'échelle
In French, scaling, meaning adjusting the size or capacity of a system, is mise à l'échelle.
This term is used in technical contexts such as computing, engineering and business. A less formal way to talk about scaling up is monter en puissance.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is made of mise, a putting or placing, à, meaning to and l'échelle, the scale.

How does it change in a sentence?

Add an adjective to say which kind: mise à l'échelle horizontale for adding more nodes and mise à l'échelle verticale for adding more power to existing nodes.

Did you know?

  • In French, the word échelle describes both a 'scale' and a 'ladder'. This gives mise à l'échelle a double meaning, suggesting both a technical measurement and the act of climbing higher.
  • The word mise in mise à l'échelle is a homonym of the mise used in gambling, which means a 'stake' or 'bet'.
  • Outside of technical scaling, the phrase monter en puissance is frequently used in French politics and business to describe a project gaining momentum.

Examples in context

  • La mise à l'échelle de notre entreprise nécessite l'embauche de nouveaux employés.
    Scaling our company requires hiring new employees.
  • Notre start-up a besoin de monter en puissance pour réussir sur le marché.
    Our start-up needs to scale up to succeed in the market.
  • Nous devons développer notre présence en ligne pour toucher plus de clients.
    We need to scale our online presence to reach more customers.
  • La mise à l'échelle de notre application nécessite davantage de ressources.
    Scaling our application requires more resources.
  • La mise à l'échelle est nécessaire pour le site.
    Scaling is necessary for the website.
  • Nous prévoyons une mise à l'échelle du serveur.
    We are planning a scaling of the server.
  • Une bonne mise à l'échelle évite les ralentissements.
    Good scaling avoids slowdowns.

Example conversation

Two colleagues are discussing a software deployment.

  1. Emma

    Est-ce que le système est prêt ?
    Is the system ready?
  2. Gabriel

    Non, la mise à l'échelle prend du temps.
    No, the scaling is taking some time.
  3. Emma

    Gabriel, faut-il plus de ressources ?
    Gabriel, do we need more resources?
  4. Gabriel

    Oui, pour gérer la montée en charge.
    Yes, to handle the increased load.
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