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Meanings of flake in inglês

português
apara
catalão
miqueta
espanhol
pizca

A small fragment of something broken off from the whole.

apara
catalão
excèntric
espanhol
geek

A person with an unusual or odd personality.

excèntric
português
flocodeneve
catalão
floc
espanhol
copo de nieve

A crystal of snow.

flocodeneve

Come off in flakes or thin small pieces.

Usage of flake in inglês
1
After 10 days, my feet were finally flake free and silky soft.
News.com.au
2
I immediately let go of the flake, and again heard that sound.
Climbing Magazine
3
She smiled at the ticket-chopper and dropped the flake into the box.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
4
He began pressing with the antler along the edge of the flake.
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
5
Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and flake off.
A Farewell to Arms
6
Another flake and another fell on the upturned faces of the party.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
7
The interior was dry, as not a single snow-flake had drifted in.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
8
Baron Rothie was a foam-flake of the court of the Prince Regent.
Robert Falconer
9
Boil a whitefish in salted water and flake fine with a fork.
How to Cook Fish
10
The fish is done when it can flake easily with a fork.
Jamaica Observer
11
Now and then a black flake settled past them to the ground.
The Flying U's Last Stand
12
She then fell another 10 feet into the boulders behind the flake.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
On the one hand we have an acknowledged flake, chancer and gadabout.
The Guardian
14
After drying, remove the skin and bones and flake with a fork.
How to Cook Fish
15
Again a flake comes and says: I am so to be pitied.
Invisible Links
16
Those who thought the Princess a flake will accuse you of hagiography.
The Irish Times
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