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flake noun

  /fleɪk/
  • (archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
 éclat
  • A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
 fragment, éclat, flocon
  • (informal) A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
 planche pourrie

flake verb

  /fleɪk/
  • (colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
 peler, planter, s'effriter, s'écailler

flaking

écaillé

flaked adjective

  /fleɪkt/
  • (of a person) unreliable or impractical
 venteux
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