flake in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flake¹ [Am fleɪk, Brit fleɪk] N

1. flake:

flake (of snow, cereals)

copo m

flake (of paint, rust)

escama f

flake (of paint, rust)

laminilla f

flake (of wood, bone)

astilla f

flake (of skin)

escama f

flake (of skin)

pellejo m inf

soap flakes

jabón m en escamas

2. flake (eccentric person) Am:

flake sl, pej

bicho m raro inf

II.flake¹ [Am fleɪk, Brit fleɪk] VB intr

flake paint/varnish/plaster:

descascarillarse

flake paint/varnish/plaster:

pelarse

flake paint/varnish/plaster:

descascararse LatAm

flake fish:

desmenuzarse

flake skin:

pelarse

flake skin:

escamarse

III.flake¹ [Am fleɪk, Brit fleɪk] VB trans FOOD

flake fish

desmenuzar

flaked almonds

almendras fpl fileteadas

flake³ [Am fleɪk, Brit fleɪk] VB intr inf

flake (fall asleep)

dormirse

flake (pass out)

perder el conocimiento

flake (pass out)

desplomarse

I.flake out VB [Am fleɪk -, Brit fleɪk -] Brit inf (v + adv) (slump)

flake out

desplomarse

flake out

caer redondo

flake out

caer rendido

II.flake out VB [Am fleɪk -, Brit fleɪk -] Brit inf (v + o + adv) (exhaust)

flake out

dejar deshecho

flake out

dejar hecho polvo inf

we were absolutely flaked out

estábamos deshechos

Translations for flake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hojuela

flake

escama

flake

copo

flake

descamarse

to flake

desmenuzar pescado

to flake

flake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flake [fleɪk] VB intr

flake skin

pelarse

flake paint

desconcharse

flake wood

astillarse

flake plaster

descascararse

II.flake [fleɪk] N (shaving, sliver)

flake

viruta f

flake of paint, wood

lámina f

flake of plaster

placa f

flake of skin

escama f

flake of snow

copo m

flake out VB intr sl

flake out

caer rendido

Translations for flake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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copo

flake

exfoliar (corteza)

to flake

desmenuzar (pez)

to flake

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The layers of flakes are not oriented, which makes it easier to manufacture.

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Flake remains popular, but it is no longer especially cheap.

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These include a number of rectangular picks, rough cores and flakes in various conditions.

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The result, the paint flaked and stained the stage technicians' hands.

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Solid sodium hydroxide is most commonly sold as flakes, prills, and cast blocks.

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As a result of this, the temple has suffered from severe weathering and surface flaking over the millennia.

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When lines of force are perpendicular to the sheet, the flakes are edge-on, and appear significantly darker.

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There are potsherds and obsidian flakes strewn on the surface of the ground.

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It is usually loaded by dipping the bowl into a container of dokha flakes.

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Parts of the ornamentation have been lost due to flaking, which probably happened during the 17th century, but the inscription is intact.

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