noun🔗ShareCopo, escamaA loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything"There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls."Había unos pocos copos de pintura en el suelo de cuando estábamos pintando las paredes.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscamaA scale of a fish or similar animal"After cleaning the fish, I found a small, silvery flake stuck to my hand. "Después de limpiar el pescado, encontré una pequeña escama plateada pegada a mi mano.animalfishbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLasca, fragmento de piedraA prehistoric tool chipped out of stone."The archaeologist carefully examined the stone flake, noting its sharp edges. "El arqueólogo examinó cuidadosamente la lasca de piedra, observando sus bordes afilados.archaeologymaterialhistorygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona poco fiable, volubleA person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living."Sarah was a flake; she promised to help with the group project but never showed up. "Sarah era una persona poco fiable; prometió ayudar con el proyecto grupal pero nunca apareció.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClavel veteadoA carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes."The florist showed me a beautiful flake, a carnation with large pink and white stripes. "El florista me mostró un hermoso clavel veteado, un clavel con grandes rayas rosas y blancas.plantcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVuelta, capaA flat turn or tier of rope."The sailor carefully laid each flake of the heavy rope on the deck, ensuring they didn't tangle. "El marinero colocó cuidadosamente cada capa de la pesada cuerda en la cubierta, asegurándose de que no se enredaran.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescascararse, desprenderse en escamasTo break or chip off in a flake."The paint flaked off after only a year."La pintura se descascaró después de solo un año.materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuedar mal, rajarse, abandonarTo prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through."My friend promised to help me study for the test, but he flaked on me at the last minute. "Mi amigo prometió ayudarme a estudiar para el examen, pero me quedó mal en el último minuto.characterattitudeactionpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApilar, enrollarTo store an item such as rope or sail in layers"The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment."La línea se apila en el contenedor para facilitar la fijación y el despliegue.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpearTo hit (another person).""If you don't stop teasing your brother, I'm going to flake you!" "¡Si no dejas de molestar a tu hermano, te voy a golpear!actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCazónDogfish."The fisherman caught a few different kinds of fish, including a flake. "El pescador pescó algunos tipos diferentes de pescado, incluyendo un cazón.fishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarne de tiburón babosoThe meat of the gummy shark."My favorite part of fish and chips is the flake, which is soft and white. "Mi parte favorita del fish and chips es la carne de tiburón baboso, que es suave y blanca.foodfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlgo que no es genuino, o que se presenta fraudulentamenteSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently."The "discount" offer on the new phone was just a marketing flake; it was not a real deal. "La oferta de "descuento" en el nuevo teléfono era solo una farsa de marketing; no era una oferta real.characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTimar, estafaA trick; a swindle."He tried to sell me a broken phone, but I knew it was a flake. "Intentó venderme un teléfono roto, pero supe que era una estafa.characteractionattitudepersonbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFinta, engañoA move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent."The basketball player used a quick flake to get past the defender and score. "El jugador de baloncesto usó una finta rápida para pasar al defensor y anotar.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEspira, vueltaOne of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil."The sailor carefully laid out each flake of the thick rope on the deck to prevent it from tangling. "El marinero extendió cuidadosamente cada espira de la gruesa cuerda en la cubierta para evitar que se enredara.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoposA paling; a hurdle."The farmer used a flake to separate the sheep into different pens. "El granjero usó copos para separar las ovejas en diferentes corrales.propertystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlataforma, estanteA platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things."The fisherman used the wooden flake to dry the freshly caught cod. "El pescador usó la plataforma de madera para secar el bacalao recién pescado.nauticalfoodagriculturestructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlataforma, andamioA small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc."The shipwright used the small flake to reach the hull and apply the sealant. "El carpintero naval usó la pequeña plataforma para alcanzar el casco y aplicar el sellador.nauticalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
