| Subject | English | French |
| construct. | to scale off | écornure aux arrêtes (at the corners) |
| construct. | to scale off | s'écailler |
| construct. | to scale off | épauvrir |
| construct. | to scale off | s'effriter (at the corners) |
| chem. | to scale off | écailler |
| met. | to scrape off the scale | désincruster |