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flakes

/fleɪks/

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noun

Falsificación, engaño

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

Examples :

"He sells "antiques," but most of them are just cheap reproductions and obvious flakes. "

Vende "antigüedades", pero la mayoría son solo reproducciones baratas y falsificaciones obvias.

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noun

Un engaño, una estafa

A trick; a swindle.

Examples :

"The salesman's promises were just a bunch of flakes to get people to buy the cheap product. "

Las promesas del vendedor eran solo un montón de engaños para que la gente comprara el producto barato.

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Finta, engaño

A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

Examples :

"The basketball player used quick flakes with the ball to get past the defender and score. "

El jugador de baloncesto usó fintas rápidas con el balón para superar al defensor y anotar.

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noun

Vuelta, espira

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully laid the mooring line down, making sure there were no kinks between the flakes as he coiled it on the deck. "

El marinero colocó cuidadosamente la línea de amarre, asegurándose de que no hubiera nudos entre las espiras mientras la enrollaba en la cubierta.

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noun

Copos, escamas

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

Examples :

"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.

material appearance

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noun

Escama

A scale of a fish or similar animal

Examples :

"After cleaning the fish, I noticed tiny, silver flakes on my hands. "

Después de limpiar el pescado, noté pequeñas escamas plateadas en mis manos.

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noun

Lasca

A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

Examples :

"The archaeologist carefully brushed the dirt away from the flakes of flint, revealing the remnants of an ancient toolmaking site. "

El arqueólogo cepilló cuidadosamente la tierra de las lascas de pedernal, revelando los restos de un antiguo sitio de fabricación de herramientas.

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noun

Una persona poco práctica, voluble, poco fiable o inconsistente

A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.

Examples :

"Since Sarah never keeps her appointments and often forgets commitments, everyone considers her a flake. "

Dado que Sarah nunca cumple sus citas y a menudo olvida sus compromisos, todos la consideran una persona poco fiable.

person character attitude

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Copos

A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.

Examples :

"The florist recommended the "flakes" variety of carnations, noting their striking red and white striped petals for the bouquet. "

El florista recomendó la variedad de claveles "copos", señalando sus llamativos pétalos a rayas rojas y blancas para el ramo.

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Vuelta, capa

A flat turn or tier of rope.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully laid the mooring line in flakes on the dock, ensuring it wouldn't tangle when needed. "

El marinero colocó cuidadosamente la línea de amarre en capas sobre el muelle, asegurándose de que no se enredara cuando fuera necesario.

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verb

Descascararse, desprenderse en escamas

To break or chip off in a flake.

Examples :

"The paint flaked off after only a year."

La pintura se descascaró después de solo un año.

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verb

Fallar, abandonar, defraudar

To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

Examples :

""He said he'd help me move, but he flaked at the last minute, leaving me to do it all alone." "

Dijo que me ayudaría a mudarme, pero me falló en el último minuto, dejándome hacerlo todo solo.

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verb

Apilar, guardar en capas

To store an item such as rope or sail in layers

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Golpear

To hit (another person).

Examples :

""If you bully my little brother again, I'm going to flake you." "

Si vuelves a intimidar a mi hermano pequeño, te voy a golpear.

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noun

Copos, escamas

A paling; a hurdle.

Examples :

"The farmer repaired the flakes to keep the sheep from wandering out of the field. "

El granjero reparó los copos para evitar que las ovejas salieran del campo.

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Plataforma, estante

A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.

Examples :

"The fishermen used the wooden flakes to dry their freshly caught cod. "

Los pescadores usaban los estantes de madera para secar su bacalao recién pescado.

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Andamio

A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.

Examples :

"The shipwrights used flakes attached to the hull to safely caulk the seams above the waterline. "

Los carpinteros navales usaron andamios unidos al casco para calafatear con seguridad las costuras sobre la línea de flotación.

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