flake

flocon, écaille, copeau

Petit morceau mince et plat, souvent détaché d’un morceau plus grand.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a flake of something (A flake of paint fell onto my hand.)

Synonymes : chip, sliver

Expressions courantes : a falling flake, a flake of paint, a tiny flake, a flake of rust

personne peu fiable

Personne qui oublie souvent ses projets, change d’avis ou ne tient pas ses promesses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : flaky person

Expressions courantes : a total flake, such a flake, a complete flake

s'écailler, s'effriter, émietter

Se détacher en petits morceaux minces, ou réduire quelque chose en morceaux de ce type.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : flake off something (Old paint was flaking off the door.)

Synonymes : peel, chip

Expressions courantes : flake off, flake away, flake the fish

faire faux bond, se défiler

Ne pas faire ce qu’on a promis, notamment en annulant un rendez-vous ou en ne venant pas.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : flake on someone/something (He flaked on me just before our trip.)

Synonymes : bail, back out

Expressions courantes : flake on someone, flake on plans, flake again

étendre le poisson à sécher

Étaler du poisson sur un support surélevé pour le faire sécher.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : flake the fish, flake salted cod, flake fish outdoors