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
Pronounced: oskolok
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
стру́жка
Pronounced: struzhka
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
хло́пья
Pronounced: khlopya
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
чешу́йка
Pronounced: cheshuyka
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
облупи́ться
Pronounced: oblupitsya
(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
What does "flake" mean?
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noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
"A flake of paint peeled off the old fence."
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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."
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verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
"She flaked on dinner again last night."
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verb To break off in small thin pieces.
"The old paint began to flake off the wall."
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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.
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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.
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