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flake

UK
/fleɪk/
US
/fleɪk/

Translations

flakenoun
flakes
pl
UK
/fleɪk/
US
/fleɪk/
écaillePièce fine et détachée; surtout pour des couches qui s’écaillent.
She brushed the flakes of paint off her shoulder.
Elle a enlevé les écailles de peinture de son épaule.
floconSurtout au pluriel pour les céréales du petit-déjeuner; aussi pour la neige dans un registre littéraire.
He poured a bowl of corn flakes for breakfast.
Il s’est versé un bol de flocons de maïs pour le petit-déjeuner.
Additional translations
éclatEn archéologie ou pour une matière cassée en fragments minces.
excentriqueFamilier, pour une personne peu fiable ou fantasque.
cocaïneArgot, pour la drogue sous forme de poudre ou de cristaux.
Synonyms
chip
fragment
sliver
shard
piece
splinter
scab
scales
flakeverb
flaked
Past Simple
flaked
Past Participle
flaking
Gerund
UK
/fleɪk/
US
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s’écaillerSe dit d’une surface qui se détache en petites plaques ou écailles.
The paint on the old house began to flake after years of exposure to the sun.
La peinture de la vieille maison a commencé à s’écailler après des années d’exposition au soleil.
Additional translations
réduire en copeauxPour détacher ou casser en petits morceaux minces; souvent en cuisine ou pour des ingrédients.
se dégonflerFamilier, pour quelqu’un qui ne tient pas un engagement ou renonce au dernier moment.
Synonyms
chip
peel
shed
slough
come off
flakeadjective
UK
/fleɪk/
US
/fleɪk/
Used attributively, e.g. "flake salt", to describe something composed of or shaped like thin flat pieces
en floconsSe dit d’un produit présenté sous forme de petites plaques ou paillettes; surtout en cuisine.
Sprinkle some flake salt on top just before serving.
Saupoudrez un peu de sel en flocons sur le dessus juste avant de servir.
Synonyms
flaky
eccentric
unreliable
flighty
capricious
scatterbrained
erratic
unstable
whimsical
quirky
spacey
odd
mercurial
inconsistent

Definitions

flakenoun
A small, thin piece of something, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece.
She brushed the flakes of paint off her shoulder.
A person who is unreliable or eccentric.
He's such a flake; he never shows up on time.
A small, flat, thin piece of stone, especially one that has been struck off a larger piece during the process of making a tool or weapon.
Archaeologists found several flakes at the ancient site, indicating tool-making activities.
Usually plural: a small, thin, crisp piece of breakfast cereal.
He poured a bowl of corn flakes for breakfast.
A crystal of snow; a snowflake (chiefly literary).
A few flakes drifted past the window as dusk fell.
Australian English: the flesh of certain small sharks, sold as food (especially in fish and chip shops).
She ordered a serving of battered flake with chips.
Slang: cocaine in the form of a powdery or crystalline substance.
He was arrested for possession of flake.
flakeverb
To come off in small thin pieces.
The paint on the old house began to flake after years of exposure to the sun.
To break or chip into small thin pieces.
She carefully flaked the chocolate to use as a topping for the dessert.
To fail to follow through on a commitment or responsibility.
He promised to help with the project, but he flaked at the last minute.
flakeadjective
Consisting of or shaped like thin flat pieces; flaky.
Sprinkle some flake salt on top just before serving.
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