0 a small, flat, thin piece of something -- scaglia, fiocco
flakes of skin scaglie di pelle
1 to come off in small, flat, thin pieces -- sfaldare, scrostare
The paint was flaking off the walls. La vernice si stava sfaldando dalle pareti.
2 a very small piece -- fiocco
a snowflake.
flakes of paint
3 (usually with off) to come off in flakes -- sfaldarsi, squamarsi
The paint is flaking.
NUOVE PAROLE
European
May 10, 2021
PAROLA DEL GIORNO
Shimmer
flake