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flake in Portuguese

flake in Portuguese is furão, floco, furar — flake means a small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.

flake in Portuguese

furão
noun
floco
noun
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
furar
verb
(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

What does "flake" mean?

  1. noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
    "A flake of paint peeled off the old fence."
  2. noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
    "He's such a flake — he's cancelled on us three times this month."
  3. verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
    "She flaked on dinner again last night."
  4. verb To break off in small thin pieces.
    "The old paint began to flake off the wall."

flake in a sentence

  • A flake of paint peeled off the old fence.
  • Snowflakes drifted past the window.
  • He's such a flake — he's cancelled on us three times this month.
  • She flaked on dinner again last night.

Similar words in Portuguese

Common Portuguese translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "flake" in Portuguese?

"flake" in Portuguese is furão, floco, furar. flake means: A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.

How do you use "flake" in a sentence?

Example: "A flake of paint peeled off the old fence." In Portuguese, "flake" is furão, floco, furar.

Are there other ways to say "flake" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "flake": furão, floco, furar.

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