flake

• Nom désignant un petit morceau mince et plat qui s'est détaché d'une surface ou d'une substance plus grande, ou un flocon léger et délicat.

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.

   Petit morceau plat et mince

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

   Synonymesbitchipfragmentparticlescaleshardsliverspeck

2. Unreliable personB2informalamerican

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

   Personne peu fiable

   • 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.

   Synonymesno-showspace cadet

• Verbe signifiant se détacher ou tomber en petits morceaux minces, ou (informellement) ne pas tenir une promesse ou annuler des projets à la dernière minute.

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.

   Se décommander au dernier moment

   • 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.

   Synonymesback outbailbeg offchicken outditchdrop outno-showstand up

   Antonymesappearattendcommitshow

2. Come off in small piecesB1formal

   To break or peel off in thin, small pieces.

   S'effriter, se détacher en petites lamelles

   • 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.

   Synonymeschipexfoliatepeelscaleslough

   Antonymesadhereattachstick

Variantes phrasalflake offflake out