chasquear — meaning in English

English meaning

• flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
• thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.

Senses

chasquear is used for these senses in English:

• flake (colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
• snap (transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

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.

snap — full definition

1. verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
2. verb To speak suddenly and sharply, often out of irritation.
3. noun A quick photograph.
4. adjective Made suddenly, without much thought or planning.

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