Dutch-English translations for splinter

flake
us
There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.flakes of dandruffShe makes pleasant conversation, but shes kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
shive
splinter
us
It is always more difficult to see the beam in our own eye than the splinter in someone else's eye. Het is altijd moeilijker de balk in ons eigen oog te zien dan de splinter in het oog van een ander. The particularly dreadful thing about it is that the splinters from the cluster bombs that remain in the human body are almost never capable of being removed. Het ergste daarbij is dat de splinters die in het lichaam achterblijven, bijna nooit meer te verwijderen zijn. The tall tree splintered during the storm.