flake

• Ein kleines, dünnes, flaches Stück eines Materials, das oft von einer größeren Oberfläche abgebrochen oder abgetrennt ist; auch eine einzelne Schneeflocke.

A noun referring to a small, thin, flat piece of something, often broken or detached from a larger surface or substance.

1. Small, thin pieceA2formal

   A small, thin, flat piece of something, often broken off from a larger object.

   Flocke

   • Snowflakes fell gently from the sky.
   • He brushed a flake of paint off his shoulder.
   • The pastry was covered in golden flakes.

   Synonymebitchipfragmentparticlescaleshardsliverspeck

2. Unreliable personB2informalamerican

   A person who is unreliable, forgetful, or fails to follow through on commitments.

   Unzuverlässige Person

   • Don't invite him; he's a total flake and never shows up.
   • She's such a flake; she canceled our plans at the last minute again.
   • I thought he was serious, but he turned out to be a flake.

   Synonymeno-showspace cadet

• Verb, das bedeutet, in kleinen dünnen Stücken abzublättern oder sich abzulösen, oder (umgangssprachlich) eine Zusage nicht einzuhalten oder Pläne in letzter Minute abzusagen.

A verb meaning to fall away or come off in small, thin pieces, or (informally) to fail to follow through on a commitment or cancel plans at the last minute.

1. Fail to follow throughB2informalamerican

   To cancel plans or fail to show up at the last minute, often without a good reason.

   Jemanden versetzen

   • He said he would come to the party but he flaked on us.
   • She flaked on our meeting twice this week.
   • Don't flake on me again; we need to finish this project.

   Synonymeback outbailbeg offchicken outditchdrop outno-showstand up

   Antonymeappearattendcommitshow

2. Come off in small piecesB1formal

   To break or peel off in thin, small pieces.

   Abblättern

   • The paint on the old wall is starting to flake.
   • Dry skin can flake off after sunburn.
   • The pastry flakes beautifully when you cut it.

   Synonymechipexfoliatepeelscaleslough

   Antonymeadhereattachstick

Phrasal-Variantenflake offflake out