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flakes

UK
/fleɪks/
US
/fleɪks/

Translations

flakenoun

flakes

pl

flakes
pl
UK
/fleɪk/
US
/fleɪk/
I like to eat corn flakes for breakfast.
Мне нравится есть кукурузные хлопья на завтрак.
The fish's scales were falling off in flakes.
Чешуйки рыбы отпадали.
чудакразг.; об эксцентричном человеке
Everyone in town thought he was a flake.
В городе все считали его чудаком.
снежинкакнижн.; о снежинке
A few flakes drifted past the window as dusk fell.
Несколько снежинок пролетело мимо окна, когда смеркалось.
кокаинсленг
He was arrested for possession of flake.
Его арестовали за хранение кокаина.
Additional translations
осколок
кусочек
обломок
разгильдяйразг.; о ненадёжном, безответственном человеке
отщепархеол.; о тонком плоском куске камня, отколотом при изготовлении орудия
акульятинаавстрал. англ.; мясо акулы как пищевой продукт
Synonyms
chip
fragment
sliver
shard
piece
splinter
scab
scales
flakeverb

flakes

flaked
Past Simple
flaked
Past Participle
flaking
Gerund
UK
/fleɪk/
US
/fleɪk/
The paint on the wall began to flake.
Краска на стене начала слоиться.
The old wallpaper started to flake off.
Старые обои начали отслаиваться.
The pastry will flake if you handle it too much.
Тесто будет расслаиваться, если его слишком много трогать.
Additional translations
обшелушиваться
шелушиться
настрогатьо шоколаде, сыре и т. п.; сделать тонкие пластинки или стружку
Synonyms
chip
peel
shed
slough
come off

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.
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