flake

escama, copo, laminilla

Trozo pequeño, fino y plano, a menudo desprendido de otro más grande.

En inglés sencillo: A small, thin, flat piece of something, often one that has broken away from a larger piece.

• A flake of snow landed on her nose.
• He sprinkled chocolate flakes over the cake.
• Small flakes of dry skin came away when she brushed her arm.

Cómo se usa: a flake of something (A flake of paint fell onto my hand.)

Sinónimos: chip, sliver

Expresiones frecuentes: a falling flake, a flake of paint, a tiny flake, a flake of rust

persona poco fiable, informal

Persona que suele olvidar planes, cambiar de opinión o incumplir sus promesas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who often forgets plans, changes their mind, or fails to do what they promised.

• He's a flake who never arrives on time.
• Don't rely on her; she's a total flake.
• My last two roommates were flakes who forgot to pay rent.

Sinónimos: flaky person

Expresiones frecuentes: a total flake, such a flake, a complete flake

descamarse, desconcharse, desmenuzar

Desprenderse en trocitos finos, o hacer que algo se divida en esos trocitos.

En inglés sencillo: To come off in small, thin pieces, or make something break into such pieces.

• The paint is starting to flake.
• Dry skin flaked off his hands.
• Flake the cooked fish with a fork.

Cómo se usa: flake off something (Old paint was flaking off the door.)

Sinónimos: peel, chip

Expresiones frecuentes: flake off, flake away, flake the fish

dejar plantado, echarse atrás

No hacer algo prometido, sobre todo cancelando planes o sin presentarse.

En inglés sencillo: To fail to do something you promised, especially by cancelling plans or not appearing.

• She promised to help but flaked.
• Please don't flake on me again.
• He keeps flaking on our weekend plans.

Cómo se usa: flake on someone/something (He flaked on me just before our trip.)

Sinónimos: bail, back out

Expresiones frecuentes: flake on someone, flake on plans, flake again

poner pescado a secar

Extender pescado sobre un armazón elevado para que se seque.

En inglés sencillo: To spread fish on a raised frame so they can dry.

• The workers flaked the fish to dry.
• They flaked salted cod on wooden frames by the shore.
• Families once flaked fish outdoors during fine weather.

Expresiones frecuentes: flake the fish, flake salted cod, flake fish outdoors