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1 flake
fleik 1. noun(a very small piece: a snowflake.) flak, (snø)fnugg, spon2. verb((usually with off) to come off in flakes: The paint is flaking.) flasse av- flaky- flake out
- flaked outflak--------fnuggIsubst. \/fleɪk\/1) flak, spon2) fnugg, fille3) flis, skive, lag, flak, blad4) ( botanikk) nellik (med stripet kronblad)5) ( slang) gærning, tulling6) ( mineralogi) fin sprekk i diamant, fin sprekk i stålflakes flak, fnuggslice into flakes skjære i skiverIIsubst. \/fleɪk\/1) hylle, stativ2) (fiske) hjell (til å tørke fisk på)3) ( sjøfart) båtsmannsstolIIIverb \/fleɪk\/1) flasse, flake seg, danne flak, danne spon2) dele opp i skiver3) dekke med flak, legge seg som snøfnugg4) (amer. slang) forklaring: plante fellende bevismateriale på eller ved mistenkt for å sikre fengslingskjennelseflake away eller flake off flasse av, lage flak av, gå av i flak, skalle avflake down a rope ( sjøfart) kveile opp en endeflake out ( hverdagslig) duppe av, slukne svime av, miste bevisstheten -
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flake [fleɪk]1 noun(a) (of snow) flocon m; (of metal) paillette f; (of skin) peau f morte; (of paint, plaster) écaille f;∎ flakes of dandruff pellicules fpl;∎ a flake of skin un bout de peau morte(plaster) s'effriter, s'écailler; (paint) s'écailler; (skin) peler; (rock) s'effriter; Cookery (fish) s'émietter∎ flaked almonds amandes fpl effilées∎ I just want to flake out on the sofa j'ai envie de m'effondrer sur le canapé et de roupiller;∎ she was flaked out on the couch elle roupillait sur le canapé -
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A n2 (of paint, metal, rust) écaille f ; (of rock, flint) éclat m ;C vi2 [fish] s'émietter.■ flake off ◑ US se barrer ○. -
4 flake
flake [fleɪk]1. noun[of snow] flocon m[plaster, paint] s'écailler ; [skin] peler► flake out (inf!) intransitive verb* * *[fleɪk] 1.noun (of snow, cereal) flocon m; ( of soap) paillette f; (of chocolate, cheese) copeau m; (of paint, rust) écaille f; (of rock, flint) éclat m2.intransitive verb (also flake off) [paint, varnish] s'écailler; [plaster, stone] s'effriter; [skin] peler; [fish] s'émietterPhrasal Verbs: -
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I [fleɪk]1) (of snow, cereal) fiocco m.; (of soap, chocolate, cheese) scaglia f.2) (of paint, rust) scaglia f.; (of rock, flint) scheggia f.II 1. [fleɪk]verbo transitivo squamare [ fish]2.2) [ cooked fish] squamarsi•* * *[fleik] 1. noun(a very small piece: a snowflake.) fiocco2. verb((usually with off) to come off in flakes: The paint is flaking.) sfaldarsi, squamarsi- flaky- flake out
- flaked out* * *[fleɪk]1. n2) Am fam strambo (-a)2. vi•* * *flake (1) /fleɪk/n.4 favilla5 (bot.) garofano dai petali screziati6 (metall.) flocculo; scaglia● (pitt.) flake white, biacca olandese.flake (2) /fleɪk/n.grata su cui seccare cibi ( pesce, ecc.).flake (3) /fleɪk/n.► fake (2).(to) flake /fleɪk/A v. i.1 ( anche to flake off) sfaldarsi; scrostarsi; ( di pelle) squamarsi: The paint is flaking off, la vernice si sta scrostandoB v. t.4 coprire di scaglie.* * *I [fleɪk]1) (of snow, cereal) fiocco m.; (of soap, chocolate, cheese) scaglia f.2) (of paint, rust) scaglia f.; (of rock, flint) scheggia f.II 1. [fleɪk]verbo transitivo squamare [ fish]2.2) [ cooked fish] squamarsi• -
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1. noun(of snow, soap, cereals) Flocke, die; (of dry skin) Schuppe, die; (of enamel, paint) ≈ Splitter, der2. intransitive verb[Stuck, Verputz, Stein:] abbröckeln; [Farbe, Rost, Emaille:] abblättern; [Haut:] sich schuppen* * *[fleik] 1. noun(a very small piece: a snowflake.) die Flocke2. verb- academic.ru/27763/flaky">flaky- flake out
- flaked out* * *[fleɪk]I. n1. of bread Brösel m, Brösmeli nt SCHWEIZ dial; of chocolate Raspel f; of metal Span m; of pastry Krümel m; of plaster Klümpchen nt; of wallpaper Fetzen m; of wood Splitter m\flakes of skin [Haut]schuppe f\flake of snow Schneeflocke fsoap \flake Seifenflocke f▪ to be a \flake vergesslich seinII. vidon't \flake! denk dran!; (be absentminded) zerstreut seindon't depend on her — she'll \flake on you every time! verlass dich nicht auf sie - die lässt dich doch sowieso immer im Stich!* * *[fleɪk]1. n(of snow, soap) Flocke f; (of paint, rust) Splitter m; (of plaster) abgebröckeltes Stückchen; (of metal, wood) Span m; (of skin) Schuppe f; (of fish) Stückchen nt Fischfleisch; (of almond) Blättchen nt; (of chocolate) Raspel mflakes of paint/plaster were falling off the ceiling — die Farbe blätterte/der Gips bröckelte von der Decke ab
2. vi(stone, plaster etc) abbröckeln; (paint) abblättern3. vt (COOK)chocolate, almonds raspeln; fish in Stücke zerteilen* * *flake1 [fleık]A s1. a) (Schnee-, Seifen-, Hafer- etc) Flocke f2. dünne Schicht, Lage f, Blättchen n:3. Steinsplitter m:flake tool Steinwerkzeug n5. METALL Flockenriss m7. US sl Schnee m (Kokain)B v/t1. abblättern2. flockig machen3. (wie) mit Flocken bedecken4. einen Fisch zerlegenC v/ib) schuppen (Haut)2. in Flocken fallen3. flocken4. METALL verzunderna) einpennen,b) zusammenklappen (vor Erschöpfung etc),c) umkippen (ohnmächtig werden),d) sich dünn machenflake2 [fleık] s1. TECH Trockengestell n2. SCHIFF Stellage f, Stelling f* * *1. noun(of snow, soap, cereals) Flocke, die; (of dry skin) Schuppe, die; (of enamel, paint) ≈ Splitter, der2. intransitive verb[Stuck, Verputz, Stein:] abbröckeln; [Farbe, Rost, Emaille:] abblättern; [Haut:] sich schuppen* * *(US) n.Spinner - m. n.Blättchen n.Fetzen - m.Flocke -n f.Schuppe -n f.Splitter - m.dünne Schicht f. (off) v.abblättern v.sich abschälen v. v.flockig machen ausdr.in Flocken fallen ausdr. -
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fleik
1. noun(a very small piece: a snowflake.) copo
2. verb((usually with off) to come off in flakes: The paint is flaking.) desconcharse- flaky- flake out
- flaked out
flake n escama / láminatr[fleɪk]1 (of snow, oats) copo2 (of skin, soap) escama3 (of paint) desconchón nombre masculino, trozo desprendidointransitive verb to flake away/offflake n: copo m (de nieve), escama f (de la piel), astilla f (de madera)n.• cazón s.m.• copo s.m.• escama s.f.• hojuela s.f.• musola s.f.v.• desprenderse en escamas v.• separar en escamas v.
I fleɪk1) (of snow, cereals) copo m; (of paint, rust) escama f, laminilla f; (of wood, bone) astilla f; ( of skin) escama f, pellejo m (fam)2) ( eccentric person) (AmE sl & pej) bicho m raro (fam)
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intransitive verb \<\<paint/plaster\>\> descascararse, pelarsePhrasal Verbs:[fleɪk]1.N [of paint] desconchón m ; [of skin, soap] escama f ; [of snow] copo m2.3.VT [+ cooked fish] desmenuzar* * *
I [fleɪk]1) (of snow, cereals) copo m; (of paint, rust) escama f, laminilla f; (of wood, bone) astilla f; ( of skin) escama f, pellejo m (fam)2) ( eccentric person) (AmE sl & pej) bicho m raro (fam)
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intransitive verb \<\<paint/plaster\>\> descascararse, pelarsePhrasal Verbs: -
8 flake
[fleɪk]1) Общая лексика: делать чешуйчатым, клочок (чего-л.), лёгкий или пушистый комок, лёгкий клочок (чего-л.), лёгкий комок, лупиться, люлька для работы за бортом, неповторимая личность, оригинал, отслаиваться, падать, падать хлопьями, покрывать хлопьями, пушистый клочок (чего-л.), пушистый комок, расслаивать, расслаиваться, ряд, слой, сугубо индивидуальный (о стиле), сушилка для рыбы, сыпать хлопьями, сыпаться хлопьями, трескаться (о краске), трещина в бриллианте, чешуйка, шелушиться, яркая индивидуальность, динамщица, хром, краска с блеском / с отливом (A paint with a "flake" has something added to the paint so it sort of looks like water or snow with the sun shinning on it - some little reflections like crushed glass in the paint.)2) Геология: зерно (минерала)3) Биология: тонкий слой, плавучая льдина4) Морской термин: бухта (кабеля), бухта (каната), откалывать, откалываться, отколовшийся кусок (льда и т.п.), расслоение5) Медицина: превращаться в чешуйки6) Разговорное выражение: ненадёжный человек, оригинальный, яркий, сугубо индивидуальный (о стиле и т.п.)9) Техника: вальцевать масличные семена (перёд экстракцией), выкрашиваться, отслаивание, отслаиваться чешуйками, пластинка, плющить на вальцах, расслоить, расслоиться10) Редкое выражение: полка для провизии11) Химия: превращать в чешуйки12) Строительство: крупное пластиноподобное тело оползня, выпадать хлопьями, мутиться, бухта (каната)13) Австралийский сленг: акулье мясо, необычный человек, причудливый человек, странный человек, shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops), мясо акул (или) скатов, употребляемое в пищу (особ. в шт. Виктория и Западная Австралия)14) Археология: отщеп15) Архитектура: слоиться16) Горное дело: вкрапление (небольшое), сыпаться19) Полиграфия: осыпаться20) Текстиль: кромка, хлопьевидная целлюлоза21) Сленг: псих, подвести (flake on smbd), тот, кто ведёт себя глупо и легкомысленно, медицинский кристаллический кокаин, кинуть (не деньгами), не выполнить обещание, не прийти на запланированную встречу, продинамить, арестовать по ложному обвинению, кокаин, возможность обвинить (кого-либо)22) Пищевая промышленность: хлопьевидная частица, плющить на вальцах (для получения хлопьев), вальцевать (масличные семена перед экстракцией)23) Бурение: волосовина, флокен24) Полимеры: внутренняя трещина в металле, отдираться, стеллаж25) Макаров: выпадать в виде хлопьев, двухцветная гвоздика, плющить, бухта (напр. кабеля), вальцевать масличные семена (перед экстракцией), выкрашиваться (с поверхности)26) Безопасность: морально ненадёжный человек, морально неустойчивый человек, сумасброд27) Золотодобыча: чешуйчатый, чешуя28) Тенгизшевройл: флокен (дефект металла)29) Яхтенный спорт: уборка паруса, укладка паруса -
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1. странный, причудливый, необычный человек;2. акулье мясо* * *shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops) -
10 fish flake
x. 생선 말리는 덕(시렁) -
11 fish flake
மீனிறைச்சிப்பாளம் -
12 люспа
flake(на риба) scaleзоол., бот. squama(на жито и пр.) husk, hull(на грах и пр.) pod(корица) peelбот. integumentчистя люспите на риба scale a fishлюспи от картофи potato peelings* * *лю̀спа,ж., -и flake; (на риба) scale; зоол., бот. squama; (на жито и пр.) husk, hull; (на грах и пр.) pod; ( корица) peel; бот. integument; \люспаи от картофи potato peelings; чистя \люспаите на риба scale a fish.* * *cod; flake; peel{pi;l}: potato люспаings - люспи от картофи; squama (зоол.)* * *1. (корица) peel 2. (на грах и пр.) pod 3. (на жито и пр.) husk, hull 4. (на риба) scale 5. flake 6. бот. integument 7. зоол., бот. squama 8. люспи от картофи potato peelings 9. чистя люспите на риба scale a fish -
13 escama
f.1 scale.2 flake.3 squama of the temporal bone.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escamar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escamar.* * *1 scale2 figurado (de piel, de jabón) flake* * *noun f.1) scale2) flake* * *SF1) (Bot, Zool) scale2) [de jabón, pintura] flake3) (=resentimiento) resentment; (=sospecha) suspicion4) Méx * cocaine, coke ** * *a) (Zool) scaleb) ( en la piel) flake* * *= scale.Ex. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.----* con escamas = flaky.* en escamas = flaky.* quitar las escamas = scale.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *a) (Zool) scaleb) ( en la piel) flake* * *= scale.Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
* con escamas = flaky.* en escamas = flaky.* quitar las escamas = scale.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *1 ( Zool) scale2 (en la piel) flake jabón* * *
Del verbo escamar: ( conjugate escamar)
escama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
escama
escamar
escama sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) scale
escama sustantivo femenino
1 Zool Bot scale
2 (de jabón, piel) flake
' escama' also found in these entries:
English:
flake
- scale
* * *escama nf1. [de peces, reptiles] scale2. [de piel] flake3. [de jabón] flake* * *f1 ZO scale* * *escama nf1) : scale (of fish or reptiles)2) : flake (of skin)* * *escama n (de pez, reptil) scale -
14 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
15 bicho raro
m.oddball, freak, odd person, odd fish.* * *oddball, weirdo* * *(adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex. Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.Ex. This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.Ex. The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.Ex. Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.Ex. At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.Ex. The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.* * *(adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.Ex: This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.Ex: Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho. -
16 desmenuzar
v.1 to crumble (trocear) (pan, pastel, roca).Ella desmenuza las galletas She crumbles the cookies.2 to scrutinize.3 to separate into its components, to break apart, to separate into its parts.Ella desmenuzó el enigma She broke apart the enigma.4 to analyze.Ella desmenuza su comportamiento She analyzes his behavior.* * *2 figurado (examinar) to examine, look into, analyse (US analyze)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Culin) [+ pan] to crumble; [+ pescado, pollo] to flake2) (=examinar) to examine minutely2.See:* * ** * *= mince.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.----* desmenuzarse = crumble.* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].* * ** * *= mince.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
* desmenuzarse = crumble.* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].* * *desmenuzar [A4 ]vt‹pescado› to flake; ‹pollo› to shred; ‹pan› to crumbletodo lo desmenuza y lo analiza he breaks everything down and analyzes it* * *
desmenuzar ( conjugate desmenuzar) verbo transitivo ‹ pescado› to flake;
‹ pollo› to shred;
‹ pan› to crumble
desmenuzar verbo transitivo
1 (desmigar) to crumble
(el bacalao, etc) to flake, shred
2 (un texto, problema) to analyse thoroughly
' desmenuzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
English:
crumble
- pulverize
* * *♦ vt1. [trocear] [pan, pastel, roca] to crumble;[carne] to chop up, to cut up; [papel] to tear up into little pieces;el pescado hay que dárselo desmenuzado you have to take his fish off the bone for him2. [examinar, analizar] to scrutinize* * *v/t crumble up; figbreak down* * *desmenuzar {21} vt1) : to break down, to scrutinize2) : to crumble, to shred -
17 descamar
v.1 to desquamate, to peel off in flakes.2 to molt.* * *1. 2.descamarse verbo pronominal piel to flake* * *= scale.Ex. Fish should be gutted and scaled with head and tail left on.* * *1. 2.descamarse verbo pronominal piel to flake* * *= scale.Ex: Fish should be gutted and scaled with head and tail left on.
* * *descamar [A1 ]vt‹pescado› to scale«piel» to flakese le descama la piel his skin is flaking* * *♦ vt[pescado] to scale* * *v/t pescado scale -
18 scale
1. n чаша весовto tip the scale — перевесить, склонить чашу весов
2. n платформа весов3. n обыкн. весыdigital scale — весы с цифровым отсчетом; цифровые весы
4. n весы для взвешивания жокеевClerk of the Scales — служащий, взвешивающий жокеев перед скачками
5. n поэт. Весыvictory was long in the scale — долгое время трудно было сказать, кто победит
6. v весить, иметь вес7. v взвешивать8. v взвешиваться9. n чешуйка10. n собир. чешуя11. n накипь; осадокscale producing water — жесткая вода, образующая накипь
12. n тех. окалина13. n зубной камень14. n тонкая металлическая пластинка15. n щёчки, накладки16. n редк. погон17. n хим. неочищенный парафин18. n энт. червец, щитовка, тля19. v очищать, чистить; сниматьto photograph to half scale — снимать в масштабе 1:2
20. v лущить21. v соскабливать, счищатьto scale a boiler — чистить котёл, снимать накипь с котла
22. v снимать окалину23. v редк. прочищать орудие24. v лупиться, шелушиться25. v покрывать накипью; образовывать осадок; покрывать слоем26. v покрываться накипью, осадком, слоем; образовывать окалину27. v диал. разбрасывать, распространять28. n масштаб29. n соотношение, масштабscale of investment — размер капвложений; масштабы вложений
plotting scale — масштаб чертежа; масштабная линейка
30. n размер, охват; размахexternal diseconomy of scale — отрицательный экономический эффект, обусловленный увеличением размеров фирм и масштабов деятельности
31. n шкала, градуировкаthe scale on this ruler is in both centimetres and inches — деления на этой линейке и в сантиметрах и в дюймах
Kelvin scale — шкала абсолютной температуры, шкала Кельвина
binary scale — двоичная шкала; двоичная система счисления
32. n градация; шкала, таксаscale of payments — шкала ставок оплаты ; шкала заработной платы
33. n психол. серия тестов для проверки способностей или успехов учащихся34. n муз. гамма35. n гамма цветов36. n уровень, ступень; положение, местоas we rise in the zoological scale … — по мере того, как человек поднимался по ступеням зоологической лестницы …
37. n уст. лестница; ступени лестницы38. n масштабная линейка39. n мат. система счисленияtwo scale — двоичная шкала; двоичная система счисления
40. v изображать в определённом масштабе41. v вычислить или определить по масштабу42. v сводить к общим масштабам, к одному масштабу43. v быть соизмеримым, сопоставимым, иметь общий масштаб44. v градуировать, наносить деления45. v вычислять размах, охват; регулировать объёмa production schedule scaled to actual need — производственный график, составленный с учётом практических потребностей
to scale smth. down — постепенно сокращать
46. v подниматься, взбиратьсяto scale a castle wall — взобраться по стене замка, взять замок штурмом
47. v перелезатьСинонимический ряд:1. balance (noun) balance; steelyard; trebuchet2. covering (noun) coating; covering; crust; dander; film; flake; incrustation; layer; plate; scurf3. degree (noun) degree; proportion; rate; ratio4. gradation (noun) clef; degrees; diapason; gamut; gradation; key; progression; range; series; spectrum; steps5. ascend (verb) ascend; climb; escalade; escalate; go up; mount; progress; surmount; upclimb; upgo6. measure (verb) balance; compare; compute; gauge; measure; size; weigh7. peel (verb) decorticate; delaminate; desquamate; excorticate; exfoliate; flake; flake off; peel; skin; strip -
19 bicho
m.1 beast, animal (animal).2 little terror (pillo).3 vermin, bug, insect, creepy-crawly.4 scoundrel, vicious tongue.* * *\bicho raro oddball, weirdo* * *noun m.bug, small animal* * *SM1) (Zool) [gen] small animal; (=insecto) bug, creepy-crawly *; (Taur) bull; Cuba, Cono Sur (=gusano) maggot, grub; And (=serpiente) snake; LAm (=animal extraño) odd-looking creature3) * (=persona) oddball *mal bicho — rogue, villain
es un mal bicho — he's a nasty piece of work, he's a rotter *
todo bicho viviente — every living soul, every man-jack of them
bicho raro — weirdo *
4) * pey (=niño) brat *sí, bichito — yes, my love
5) CAm (=niño) child, little boy6) And (=peste aviar) fowl pest7) (Mil) squaddie *, recruit8) Caribe (=chisme) what's-it *, thingummy ** * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.Ex. In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.----* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *Ame ha picado algún bicho I've been bittenCompuestos:( RPl) tickB ( fam) (persona — maligna) nasty piece of work ( colloq), nasty character ( colloq), mean son of a bitch ( AmE sl)(— fea): el pobre chico es un bicho the poor guy is so ugly …es un bicho raro he's an oddball o a queer fish ( colloq)me miró como si fuera un bicho raro he looked at me as if I was from another planet ( colloq)no había bicho viviente en la calle there wasn't a living soul on the streettodo bicho viviente everyonebicho malo nunca muere ( Esp); the devil looks after his ownno comas eso que te hará mal — no te preocupes, bicho malo nunca muere don't eat that, it'll make you ill — don't worry, I'm as tough as old leather o ( BrE) boots* * *
Del verbo bichar: ( conjugate bichar)
bicho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bichó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam)
me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho I've been bitten by something
2 (fam) ( persona) nasty piece of work (colloq);◊ bicho raro weirdo (colloq);
todo bicho viviente everyone
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (insecto) bug, insect
(animal) animal
(cebo) bait
2 (niño) little devil 3 (mal) bicho (persona perversa) nasty piece of work
fig fam bicho raro, weirdo: Pedro es un bicho raro, Pedro is a weirdo
fam hum bicho viviente, living soul: todo bicho viviente tiene un móvil, every mother's son has a mobile phone
' bicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rara
- raro
English:
bug
- odd
- oddbod
- oddity
- oddball
* * *bicho nm1. [insecto] bug, creepy-crawly;lo picó un bicho he was bitten by an insect;Fam¿qué bicho le ha picado? Br what's up with him?, US what's eating him?RP bicho bolita [cochinilla] woodlouse; RP bicho de luz [gusano de luz] glow-worm [pillo] little terror;bicho raro weirdobicho viviente:siempre está intentado ligar con todo bicho viviente he'll try to Br get off with o US hit on anything that moves;no hay bicho viviente que se coma esto there isn't a creature alive that would eat thatde puro bicho out of pure spite* * *mcreepy-crawly;¿qué bicho te ha picado? what’s eating you?;no hay bicho viviente fam there isn’t a living soul2 ( animal) creature;(mal) bicho fig fam nasty piece of work;bicho raro weirdo fam* * *bicho nm: small animal, bug, insect* * *bicho n2. (animal) animal -
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1) General subject: fish scale, fish-scale, flaked, flaky, furfurous, scaly, scaled2) Geology: imbricate, squamate (о пресмыкающихся), squamous, tegular, tegulate3) Biology: lamellose, paleaceous, paleate, scutal5) Botanical term: lepidote (лат. lepidosus), scaled (лат. lepidosus), scaly (лат. lepidosus), scaly (лат. squamosus), squamose6) Automobile industry: lamellar (о структуре)7) Mining: laminal8) Forestry: pellety9) Metallurgy: lamellar (о графите)10) Polygraphy: leafing (напр. о характере поверхности слоя краски)11) Oil: lamellar (о структуре горной породы), laminar, laminary, laminated14) Polymers: flake-like, foliated, leafy15) Makarov: lamellate, lamellated, scabrous16) Gold mining: flake17) Cement: scale-like
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Flake (fish) — Flake is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of small shark, particularly Gummy shark. The term probably arose in the late 1920s when the large scale commercial shark fishery off the coast of Victoria was… … Wikipedia
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flake — flake1 flakeless, adj. flaker, n. /flayk/, n., v., flaked, flaking. n. 1. a small, flat, thin piece, esp. one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass: flakes of old paint. 2. any small piece or mass: a flake of snow. 3. a… … Universalium
Flake — (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flake knife — Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flake stand — Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flake white — Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fish and chips — Fish and chips, photographed in Norfolk, England Fish and chips (colloquially known as a fish supper in Scotland and Northern Ireland) is a popular take away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It typically consists of… … Wikipedia
fish flake — n. Cdn. a platform for drying fish … English World dictionary
fish drier — fish flake (a rack on which fish are dried, often of spruce boughs on a framework of poles in North America) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Fish flake — This article is about the structures used for drying cod; for the flaked foods given to aquarium fish, see fish food. A fish flake is a platform built on poles and spread with boughs for drying cod fish on the foreshore of fishing villages and… … Wikipedia
