English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

flake in Russian

flake in Russian is оско́лок, стру́жка, хло́пья — flake means a small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.

flake in Russian

оско́лок
noun
Pronounced: oskolok
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
стру́жка
noun
Pronounced: struzhka
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
хло́пья
noun
Pronounced: khlopya
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
чешу́йка
noun
Pronounced: cheshuyka
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
облупи́ться
verb
Pronounced: oblupitsya
(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."
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Russian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Russian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Russian

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 Russian

Common Russian translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "flake" in Russian?

"flake" in Russian is оско́лок, стру́жка, хло́пья. flake means: A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.

How do you pronounce оско́лок?

"flake" in Russian is оско́лок, pronounced "oskolok".

How do you use "flake" in a sentence?

Example: "A flake of paint peeled off the old fence." In Russian, "flake" is оско́лок, стру́жка, хло́пья.

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

Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "flake": оско́лок, стру́жка, хло́пья, чешу́йка, облупи́ться.

Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Vocabulary Flow — saved to your collection.
Translations from WikDict, CC BY-SA · example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.