flake
Found in thesaurus: crystal,
anomaly,
unusual person,
fragment,
form,
cover,
chip,
break away,
break off,
come off,
chip off
flake
s.
hojuela, escamilla; copo, copo de nieve; escama
v.
escamar, descascar, descascarar, laminar; romperse en láminas, descamarse, descascararse, descascarse
flake
v.- descascarar | soltar escamas | descamar | escamar | desmoronarse
s.- escama | escamilla | hojuela | copo
flake
lasca
flake
excéntrico, tipo raro; (climb) laja; (pez) cazón, tollo, pez peine, tolle, lija, gato, galeo
cheese flakes
briznas de queso
cornflakes
copos de maíz tostado
flake out
desplomarse, caer redondo, caer rendido; dejar deshecho, hacer polvo
flake white
albayalde, blanco de plomo
flake1
(n.) = bicho raro.
Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
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* flake out = fracaso, decepción.
flake2
(n.) = laja.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
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* bran flake = copo de salvado.
* cornflakes = copos de maíz.
* snowflake = copo de nieve.
flake3
(v.) = descascarillarse, pelarse, descascararse.
Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.
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* flake off = descascarillarse, pelarse, desprenderse, descascararse.
* flake out = desplomarse, caer (en) redondo, caerse redondo, caer hecho polvo, caer deshecho, abandonar, dejar, dejar de funcionar.