flake off

fleɪk ɔf

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Definition of flake off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

material separation

intr.

to come off in small, thin pieces

intr.

The paint began to flake off the old barn door..

peel off

shed

casual departure

intr.

to leave a place or group casually or without notice

intr.

He decided to flake off early from the party..

slip out

sneak away

removing

tr.

Rare

cause something to come off in flakes

tr.

Rare

She flaked off the old paint with a scraper.

peel off

shed

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Expressions with flake

flake on

fail to attend a planned event or meeting

She flaked on our dinner plans last night.

flake out

fall asleep from being very tired

After the hike, I just flaked out on the couch.

bran flake

wheat flake including the bran

I had bran flakes with milk for breakfast.

flake salt

salt with large, flat crystals often used to finish dishes

Sprinkle flake salt on top for extra crunch.

flake white

pigment made from white lead flakes

The artist preferred using flake white for its texture.

levallois flake

stone flake made using Levallois technique

Archaeologists found a Levallois flake at the excavation site.

Examples of flake off in a sentence

The old statue's surface began to flake off.
She chose to flake off from the meeting.
Many students flake off after the first semester.
The sun caused the paint to flake off the wall.
He watched the rust flake off the old car.

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French:s'écailler, s'éclipser, ...
German:abblättern, abhauen, ...
Italian:staccarsi, svignarsela, ...
Spanish:desprenderse, irse sin avisar, ...
Portuguese:descamar, dar o fora, ...
Chinese:剥落, 溜走, ...
Japanese:剥がれる, こっそり抜け出す, ...
Arabic:تَقَشَّرَ, غَادَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַלֵּף, לְהַבְרִיז, ...
Russian:отслаиваться, незаметно уйти, ...
Ukrainian:лущитися, зникнути, ...
Hindi:उखड़ना, चुपचाप निकल जाना, ...
Bengali:খসে পড়া, চলে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:desprendre's, marxar, ...
Czech:loupat se, vytratit se, ...
Danish:skalle af, smutte væk, ...
Dutch:afbladderen, er tussenuit knijpen, ...
Greek:ξεφλουδίζω, την κάνω, ...
Hungarian:leperegni, lelépni, ...
Khmer:របកចេញ, ដើរចេញ, ...
Korean:벗겨지다, 슬쩍 떠나다, ...
Persian:پوسته پوسته شدن, بی‌خبر رفتن, ...
Polish:łuszczyć się, wymknąć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):descamar, sair de fininho, ...
Romanian:a se decoji, a pleca pe furiș, ...
Swedish:flaga av, smita iväg, ...
Thai:ลอกออก, แอบหนีไป, ...
Turkish:dökülmek, sıvışmak, ...
Vietnamese:bong ra, lẻn đi, ...

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