flaky

flak·y

also flak·ey  (flā′kē)

adj. flak·i·er, flak·i·est

1. Made of or resembling flakes.

2. Forming or tending to form flakes or thin, crisp fragments: flaky pastry.

3. Slang

a. Undependable, as in keeping social engagements: a flaky friend who is always late.

b. Somewhat eccentric; odd: "that slightly flakey quality, in joy as well as in grief, that prepares us subtly for the mad scenes to come" (Village Voice).

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flak′i·ly adv.

flak′i·ness n.

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flaky

(ˈfleɪkɪ) or

flakey

adj, flakier or flakiest

1. like or made of flakes

2. tending to peel off or break easily into flakes

3. slang Also: flakey US eccentric; crazy

ˈflakily adv

ˈflakiness n

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flak•y

or flak•ey

(ˈfleɪ ki)

adj. flak•i•er, flak•i•est.

1. of or like flakes.

2. lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.

3. Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy.

[1570–80]

flak′i•ly, adv.

flak′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	flaky - made of or resembling flakes; "flaky soap" flakey
	2.	flaky - made of or easily forming flakes flakey tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
	3.	flaky - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" bizarre, eccentric, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre, freaky, flakey, freakish unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

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flaky

flakey

adjective peeling, cracking, blistering, desquamative remove the dry, flaky skin

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Translations

نَدْفي، قِشْري

vločkovitý

flagetskrøbelig

flockig

deleznable

floconneux

flögóttur; sem flagnar auîveldlega

a falde

vločkovitý

ince tabaka halinde

薄片状的

flaky

[ˈfleɪkɪ]

A. ADJ (flakier (compar) (flakiest (superl)))

1. [paintwork] → desconchado; [skin] → escamoso

2. [idea] → descabellado; [person] → raro

B. CPD flaky pastry N (Culin) → hojaldre m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flaky

[ˈfleɪki] adj

[paintwork] → écaillé(e)

[skin] → desquamé(e)flaky pastry n → pâte f feuilletée

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flaky

adj (+er)

potatoes → flockig; paint, plaster etc → brüchig; crust → blättrig; skin → schuppig

(esp US: = mad, eccentric) → verrückt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flaky

[ˈfleɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (paintwork) → scrostato/a; (skin) → squamoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flake

(fleik) noun

a very small piece. a snowflake. vlokkie نَدْفَه، رُقاقَه снежинка floco vločka die Flocke flage; fnug νιφάδαcopo helves ذره؛ دانه hiutale flocon פְּתִית सूक्ष्म टुकड़ा pahuljica pehely kepingan flaga fiocco 薄片 (눈, 구름, 깃털 등의) 한 조각 gabalėlis, dribsnis, drožlė pārsla; plēksne kepingan vlok, schilferflak, fnugg, sponpłatek ټوټه (لكه دواورى) بڅرى، څپولى، خپرى، پترى floco fulg хлопья vločka kosem pahulja flinga, flaga, flisa ชิ้นย่อยที่แตกออกมา parçacık 薄片 пушинка; пластівець جزو قلیل، پترا bông tuyết 薄片

verb

(usually with off) to come off in flakes. The paint is flaking. skilfer af; afskilfer يَتَقَشَّر الدهان лющя се descascar loupat se abblättern falde af i flager; skalle af ξεφλουδίζωdesconcharse kestendama پوسته پوسته شدن hilseillä écailler לַרֶדֶת בִּפתִיתִים परत करना ljuštiti se rétegesen leválik mengelupas flagna sfaldarsi, squamarsi はげ落ちる 얇은 조각으로 벗겨져 떨어지다 luptis, šerpetoti lobīties kārtām mengelupas schilferen flasse av łuszczyć się پتری پتری کول descascar a se scoroji отслаиваться odlupovať sa luščiti se ljuštiti se flagna หลุดลอกออกมาเป็นแผ่นๆ pul pul dökülmek 剝落 лупитися, сипатися چھوٹے چھوٹے ٹکڑوں ، پتروں کی شکل میں گرنا bong ra; tróc ra 剥落

ˈflaky adjective

skilferig; vlokkerig نَدْفي، قِشْري люспест escamoso vločkovitý flockig flaget; skrøbelig που είναι σε φλούδες desconchado helbeline پوسته پوسته hilseilevä floconneux עָשוּי פְּתִיתִים परतदार ljuskav, ljuštav pelyhes, pikkelyes berkeping-keping flögóttur; sem flagnar auðveldlega a falde, a scaglie 薄片の 얇은 조각의 apsilupęs, nušerpetojęs plēkšņains; kārtains berkelupas schilferachtig som flasser av/faller av i flak puszysty, płatkowaty پتری پتری escamoso ca un fulg, ca fulgii слоистый vločkovitý kosmičast pahuljast flagig, fjällig, flingliknande ที่แตกเป็นแผ่น ince tabaka halinde 薄片狀的 схожий на пластівці پرے جیسا có bông (như) tuyết; dễ bong ra từng mảng 薄片状的

flake out

(slang) to fall asleep straight away because one is extremely tired. omkap يَسْقُطُ نائِما من التَّعَب заспивам cair dormindo vytuhnout (slang. usnout) wegtreten gå ud som et lys πέφτω ξερός caer rendido ära vajuma به خواب رفتن simahtaa לְהִתמוֹטֵט बेहोश हो जाना zaspati od umora elnyomja az álom (fáradtságtól) langsung tidur addormentarsi バタンギューで寝入る (피곤하여) 잠들다 tuoj pat užmigti, kristi ir užmigti atslēgties terus tidur omvallen van vermoeidheid, in slaap vallensovne som en stein paść ze zmęczenia خوبیدل выключиться odpadnúť, zaspať od vyčerpania zaspati kot ubit klonuti tuppa av หลับเพราะเหนื่อยมาก yatar yatmaz uyumak （俚）睡著 відключитися, упасти від утоми نڈھال ہو کر سو جانا ngủ thiếp đi （俚）睡着

flaked out

(slang) extremely tired. You must be flaked out after being awake all night. baie moeg; uitgeput مُرهَق جِدا، تعبان جدا изтощен exausto (hrozně) unavený geschafft udkørt εξουθενωμένος agotado, rendido väsimusest kokku kukkumas olema بسیار خسته lopen uupunut לְהִתמוֹטֵט अत्यधिक थका izmoren teljesen kivan (fáradtságtól) kecapaian stanco 疲れはてている 극도로 지친 nusikalęs, iš nuovargio nepastovintis ant kojų (galīgi) beigts (pārguris) terlalu penat doodop, doodmoeutslitt padnięty دیړه سټړه измочаленный uťahaný, vyšťavený zelo utrujen, zdelan izmoren utpumpad, färdig เหนื่อยมาก çok yorgun （俚）極度疲勞 знесилений نہایت تھکا ہوا rất mệt （俚）极度疲劳

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flaky

a. escamoso-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

flaky

adj (comp -ier; super -iest) escamoso

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