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| Principal Translations |
| flake n | (of snow) | copo nm |
| | Ryan realized that it was snowing when a flake landed on his hand. |
| | Ryan se dio cuenta de que estaba nevando cuando un copo le cayó en la mano. |
| flake n | (flat piece) | lámina nf |
| | Aaron chipped a sharp flake of obsidian from the stone. |
| | Aaron sacó una lámina afilada de obsidiana de la piedra. |
| flake n | (food) | copo nm |
| | (cereales) | hojuela nf |
| | Karen stirred the dried potato flakes into the water to make mashed potatoes. |
| | Karen removió los copos de patata deshidratada en agua para hacer puré de patata. |
| Additional Translations |
| flake n | pejorative, informal (person: unreliable) | no ser de fiar expr |
| | Erin was a notorious flake; her friends were surprised that she showed up at the party as promised. |
| | Erin no es de fiar; sus amigos se sorprendieron de que se presentara a la fiesta tal y como prometió. |
| flake⇒ vi | (come off in flakes) | desconcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | descascarillarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | descascararse⇒ v prnl |
| | (piel) | pelarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The paint on the old car had started to flake. |
| | La pintura en el coche viejo había empezado a desconcharse. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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| flake off vi phrasal | (become detached in thin pieces) | descascararse⇒ v prnl |
| | The house was so old the paint had begun to flake off. |
| | | desconcharse⇒ v prnl |
| flake out vi phrasal | mainly US, slang (fail to meet obligations) | echarse atrás expr |
| | Rick agreed to come to the party with me, but he flaked out at the last minute. |
| flake out on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | mainly US, slang (fail to meet obligations) (coloquial) | dejar plantado a loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | plantar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | dejar colgado a loc verb |
| | What? She's not coming? That's it! She's flaked out on me for the last time, we're through. |
| | ¿Qué? ¿No va a venir? ¡Ya me cansé! Es la última vez que me deja plantado. Esto se acabó. |
| | | fallarle a vi + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cagar a vtr + prep |
| | (R, coloquial) | dejar a pata a, dejar a gamba a loc verb |
| | ¿Qué? ¿No va a venir? ¡Ya me cansé! Es la última vez que me falla. Esto se acabó. |
| flake out vi phrasal | slang (collapse exhausted, fall asleep) (coloquial) | caer redondo expr |
| | | estar exhausto loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | estar muerto, estar hecho bolsa expr |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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