flake

fleɪk
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Translation of flake into German,

Verb

intr.
1.

material

break off in small thin pieces
  • The paint began to flake off the walls.Die Farbe begann, von den Wänden abzublättern.
2.

reliability

US
prove unreliable or fail to follow through
US
  • He tends to flake on his commitments.Er neigt dazu, bei seinen Verpflichtungen abzuspringen.

Noun

1.

materials

small thin piece or layer of something
  • She brushed a flake of paint off her shoulder.Sie bürstete eine Farbflocke von ihrer Schulter.
2.

weather

small crystal of snow
Schneeflocke fSchneeflöckchen
  • A single snow flake landed on her nose.Ein einzelnes Schneeflöckchen landete auf ihrer Nase.
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Expressions with flake: examples in English and translations in German

abblättern
abplatzen
The paint began to flake off the old barn door..
nicht erscheinen
absagen
She flaked on our dinner plans last night.
einschlafen
wegdämmern
After the hike, I just flaked out on the couch.
Kleieflocken
Vollkornflocken
I had bran flakes with milk for breakfast.
Flockensalz
Sprinkle flake salt on top for extra crunch.
Bleiweiß
Flake White
The artist preferred using flake white for its texture.

Images of flake

  • flake: small crystal of snow
    (weather) Schneeflocke
  • flake: prehistoric tool made from stone
    (archaeology) Steinabschlag
  • flake: meat of the gummy shark
    (food) Gummihai-Fleisch

Synonyms and analogies of flake in English

Examples of flake in a sentence

  • The pastry will flake if baked too long.
  • She might flake on the meeting again.
  • Don't flake on your promise this time.
  • A flake of snow landed on her nose.
  • He noticed a flake of rust on the metal.
  • The child caught a flake on his tongue.

Translations of "flake" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieFlockenf.

The image shows a flake of graphene immediately after break.

Das Bild zeigt eine Flocke aus Graphen unmittelbar beim Bruch.

dieSchneeflockenf.

When an avalanche is triggered you never know which snow flake will cause it.

Vor einem Lawinenabgang ist nie klar, welche Schneeflocke ihn auslösen wird.

derSpinnernm.

He's a flake, but I can make sense out of him.

Er ist ein Spinner, aber ich verstehe ihn meist.

dasPlättchennn.

Since the pigment powder base never softens, the flake doesn't adhere.

Da das Pigment nicht weich wird, können die Plättchen auch nicht daran haften.

dieSchuppenf.

The seventh pitch V+ followed the obvious flake just above the belaystation.

Die siebte Seillänge V+ folgte der offensichtliche Schuppe, gerade über dem Stand.

Verb
abblätternv.

Thanks to this excellent quality it will never rust, tarnish or flake.

Dank dieser Qualität wird sie niemals rosten, beschlagen oder abblättern.

abplatzenv.

This layer is, however, highly sensitive and may easily flake off.

Die Schicht ist jedoch sehr empfindlich und kann leicht abplatzen.

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flake: Examples and translations in context

I always end up with bunch of flake things and pink milk.

Ich habe am Schluss immer nur Flocken und rosa Milch übrig.

With active ventilation for dry feed down to the last flake.

Mit aktiver Ventilation für trockenes Futter bis zur letzten Flocke.

Thioacetamide is organic reagent, it is colorless or white crystalline flake.

Thioacetamide ist organisches Reagens, ist es farblose oder weiße kristallene Flocke.

This means that the flake is smaller and the cooking time is shorter.

Dadurch entsteht eine kleinere Flocke mit einer kürzeren Kochzeit.

Heat up a large pan/wok adding a flake of butter.

Eine große Pfanne/Wok mit einer Flocke Butter erhitzen.

The flake produces small granules in large quantities.

Auch diese Flocke produziert kleine Körnchen in großen Mengen.

And I cut off a little flake of gold.

Und ich Schnitt eine kleine Flocke Gold ab.

It is colorless flake or white crystalline powder.

Es ist farblose Flocke oder weißes kristallines Pulver.

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