Flake

flocon

(thin chiplike layer)

fragment

(thin chiplike layer)

planche pourrie

(an unreliable person)

éclat

(thin chiplike layer)

éclat

(archaeology: thin stone tool)

peler

(to break or chip)

planter (quelqu'un)

(To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through)

s'effriter

(to break or chip)

s'écailler

(to break or chip)