s'écailler — meaning in English

English meaning

• flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.

Senses

s'écailler is used for these senses in English:

• flake (colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
• peel off (intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.

flake — full definition

1. noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
2. noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
3. verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
4. verb To break off in small thin pieces.

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