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flat·ten

(flăt′n)
v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens
v.tr.
1. To make flat or flatter.
2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch.
v.intr.
To become flat or flatter.

flat′ten·er n.
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flatten

(ˈflætən)
vb
1. (sometimes foll by out) to make or become flat or flatter
2. (tr) informal
a. to knock down or injure; prostrate
b. to crush or subdue: failure will flatten his self-esteem.
3. (Music, other) (tr) music to lower the pitch of (a note) by one chromatic semitone. Usual US word: flat
4. (Aeronautics) (foll by: out) to manoeuvre an aircraft into horizontal flight, esp after a dive
ˈflattener n
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flat•ten

(ˈflæt n)

v.t.
1. to make flat (sometimes fol. by out).
2. to knock down; fell.
v.i.
3. to become flat (sometimes fol. by out).
4. flatten out, to fly (an aircraft) into a horizontal position, as after a dive.
[1620–30]
flat′ten•er, n.
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flatten


Past participle: flattened
Gerund: flattening

Imperative
flatten
flatten
Present
I flatten
you flatten
he/she/it flattens
we flatten
you flatten
they flatten
Preterite
I flattened
you flattened
he/she/it flattened
we flattened
you flattened
they flattened
Present Continuous
I am flattening
you are flattening
he/she/it is flattening
we are flattening
you are flattening
they are flattening
Present Perfect
I have flattened
you have flattened
he/she/it has flattened
we have flattened
you have flattened
they have flattened
Past Continuous
I was flattening
you were flattening
he/she/it was flattening
we were flattening
you were flattening
they were flattening
Past Perfect
I had flattened
you had flattened
he/she/it had flattened
we had flattened
you had flattened
they had flattened
Future
I will flatten
you will flatten
he/she/it will flatten
we will flatten
you will flatten
they will flatten
Future Perfect
I will have flattened
you will have flattened
he/she/it will have flattened
we will have flattened
you will have flattened
they will have flattened
Future Continuous
I will be flattening
you will be flattening
he/she/it will be flattening
we will be flattening
you will be flattening
they will be flattening
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flattening
you have been flattening
he/she/it has been flattening
we have been flattening
you have been flattening
they have been flattening
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flattening
you will have been flattening
he/she/it will have been flattening
we will have been flattening
you will have been flattening
they will have been flattening
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flattening
you had been flattening
he/she/it had been flattening
we had been flattening
you had been flattening
they had been flattening
Conditional
I would flatten
you would flatten
he/she/it would flatten
we would flatten
you would flatten
they would flatten
Past Conditional
I would have flattened
you would have flattened
he/she/it would have flattened
we would have flattened
you would have flattened
they would have flattened
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"
shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
steamroll, steamroller - make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"
splat - split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"
roll out, roll - flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
laminate - press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
2. flatten - become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"
change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
splat - flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"
press - place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
3. flatten - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
sharpen - raise the pitch of (musical notes)
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flatten

verb
1. level, roll, plaster, squash, compress, trample, iron out, even out, smooth off How do you put enough pressure on to the metal to flatten it?
2. destroy, level, ruin, demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, throw down, bulldoze, raze, remove Bombing raids flattened much of the area.
3. (Informal) knock down, fell, floor, deck (slang), bowl over, prostrate, knock off your feet I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that!
4. (Informal) crush, beat, defeat, trounce, master, worst, overwhelm, conquer, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, clobber (slang), vanquish, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow out of the water (slang) In the squash court his aim is to flatten me.
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flatten

verb
1. To make even, smooth, or level:
2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
Slang: deck.
Idiom: lay low.
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Translations
يسير أفقيا، َنْبَسِط
zploštit senarovnat serozdrtitsplácnoutsplácnout se
blive fladt
lapossá válik
fletja
sploštiť sa
sploščitizravnati
düzleş mek

flatten

[ˈflætn]
A. VT
1. (= compress, squash) [+ road, grass] → allanar, aplanar ; [+ hair, paper] → alisar
flatten the dough with a rolling pinaplanar or extender la masa con un rodillo
I flattened myself against the wallme pegué a la pared
2. (= level out) [+ surface] → nivelar
3. (= knock down) [+ building, city] → arrasar ; [+ person] → tumbar
he could flatten me with one blowpodría tumbarme de un solo golpe
4. (fig) (= defeat, subdue) → desanimar, desalentar
she felt flattenedse sintió desalentada
B. VI
1. (= lie flat) the dog's ears flattenedel perro bajó las orejas
2. (= become flat) [road, countryside] → nivelarse, allanarse
flatten out
A. VI + ADV
1. (= become flat) [road, countryside] → nivelarse, allanarse
2. (= increase less rapidly) sales have flattened outel ritmo de las ventas ha decrecido
B. VT + ADV [+ road] → allanar, aplanar ; [+ paper, map] → extender, alisar
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flatten

[ˈflætən]
vt
(= make flatter) [+ bump] → aplanir ; [+ dough] → aplatir
to flatten o.s. against a wall → se plaquer contre un mur
(= beat down) [+ corn, crop] → écraser
(= destroy) [+ house, city] → raser
vi [price, growth] → se stabiliser
flatten out
vis'aplanir
vt sep [+ dough, mixture] → aplatir ; [+ bump] → aplanir
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flatten

vt
path, road, fieldebnen, planieren ; metalflach or platt hämmern or schlagen ; (storm etc) cropszu Boden drücken, niederdrücken ; treesumwerfen ; towndem Erdboden gleichmachen
(fig: = defeat) → vernichtend schlagen ; (= knock down)niederschlagen ; (= demoralize, snub)zu nichts reduzieren ; that’ll flatten himdas wird bei ihm die Luft rauslassen (inf)
vr to flatten oneself against somethingsich platt gegen or an etw drücken
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flatten

[ˈflætn] vt (road, field) → spianare, appiattire ; (house, city) → abbattere, radere al suolo ; (map) → spiegare, aprire
to flatten o.s. against sth → appiattirsi contro qc
flatten out
1. vi + adv (road, countryside) → appiattirsi
2. vt + adv (path, paper) → spianare
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flat

(flӕt) adjective
1. level; without rise or fall. a flat surface. plat مُسَطَّح، مُنْبَسِط равен raso plochý flach flad; jævn; plan; lige επίπεδος, ομαλός llano, plano, liso tasane مسطح tasainen plat שטוח गिरा देना gladak, ravne površine sík datar flatur piatto 平らな 수평인 lygus, plokščias plakans; lēzens mendatar vlak flat, jevn płaski پوړ raso plat плоский plochý raven ravan flat, flack, platt ราบ (พื้นดิน) düz 平的 плаский; рівний سپاٹ bằng phẳng 平的
2. dull; without interest. She spent a very flat weekend. vaal فاتِر، بارِد، غير مُثير еднообразен aborrecido nudný, všední langweilig kedelig; død πληκτικός monótono üksluine کسالت آور tylsä ennuyeux חֲסַר עִנייָן मंद dosadan, jednoličan unalmas membosankan leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill noioso 味気ない 지루한 nuobodus garlaicīgs; neinteresants membosankan saai kjedelig, trist nudny لټ، غړندى، سست مړاوى بې خونده، ه aborrecido neinteresat скучный nudný, všedný dolgočasen dosadan tråkig น่าเบื่อ sıkıcı 無聊的 нудний بے مزہ đều đều 无聊的
3. (of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic. a flat denial. volstrekte ontkenning صَريح، تام، مؤكَّد решителен completo rozhodný, jasný glatt ubetinget; kategorisk; pure κατηγοηματικός rotundo kindel قطعی ehdoton net מוחלט एक समान odlučan, nedvosmislen egyértelmű tegas afdráttarlaus netto きっぱりした 단호한 kategoriškas skaidrs; noteikts; kategorisks tegas absoluut blankt, kategorisk, ubetinget kategoryczny قطعی completo categoric категорический rozhodný gladek izričit uttrycklig, blankt [nej] แน่นอน kesin 斷然的 прямий, категоричний حتمی، یقینی thẳng thừng 断然的
4. (of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air. His car had a flat tyre. pap band مُفْرَغ من الهَواء спукан vazio prázdný, splasklý platt flad; punkteret ξεφούσκωτος desinflado tühi پنچر tyhjä à plat מְפוּנצַ'ר पहिया इत्यादि से हवा निकल जाना prazno (guma) lapos; gumidefekt kempis vindlaus sgonfio, a terra 空気の抜けた 바람이 빠진 nuleistas, subliuškęs (par riepu) saplacis kempis plat flat, punktert bez powietrza پنچر vazio dezumflat спущенный sfúknutý prazen izbušen punkterad แบน patlak 癟了的 зпущений, здутий پچکا ہوا bẹp 瘪了的
5. (of drinks) no longer fizzy. flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat. verslaan لا طَعْمَ لَهُ изветрял choca zvětralý fade flad; doven ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια sin gas lahtunud بی مزه؛ بی گاز väljähtynyt éventé אִיבֵּד אֶת הַגָזִים झाग खो चुका पेय ishlapljen; ishlapljeno állott tidak segar flatur, goslaus sgassato 気の抜けた 맥빠진 išsivadėjęs, nusivadėjęs (par dzērienu) novadējies tidak berbusa zonder prik doven zwietrzały بې خونده choco trezit выдохшийся zvetraný postan izlapeti avslagen หมดฟอง (เครื่องดื่ม) gazı kaçmış 走了氣的 видиханий سنسناہٹ کے بغیر hả hơi 走了气的
6. slightly lower than a musical note should be. That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat. vals gesing غير واضِح، أدنى من اللازِم глух desafinado nižší o půl tónu zu tief for lav; ikke ren μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου) desafinado (pisut) madal بیش از حد زیر alavireinen en dessous du ton בְּמוֹל बेसुरा snižen (ton); sniženo lehangolódott, hamis ("lecsúszott") datar lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt abbassato di tono; in tono più basso 半音低い 반음 내린 pažemintas, per žemas bemola-; pazemināts; detonēts datar te laag falsk, for lavt niski لږ په لږ اندازه desafinado (mai) jos бемольный znížený, falošný; falošne znižan niski tonovi för låg[t stämd] ที่ลดเสียงลงต่ําครึ่งหนึ่ง (ดนตรี) pes, akortsuz 降音的 бемольний موسیقی کی دھن سے تھوڑا کم giáng 降音的
adverb
stretched out. She was lying flat on her back. plat متَمَدِّد точно estendido roztažený flach udstrakt ξαπλωμένος, φαρδύς πλατύς horizontalmente täies pikkuses درازکش pitkin pituuttaan à plat ישר चित्त लेटना potrbuške ispružen elnyúlva melunjur flatt disteso 平らべったく 납작하게 펴고 išsitiesęs (visu ūgiu) plakaniski; garšļaukus melunjur uitgestrekt utstrakt, flatt płasko دراز غزيدل estendido întins плашмя natiahnuto plosko ispružen platt, utsträckt อย่างแผ่หลา dümdüz 平直地 плескато لمبی تان کر sóng sượt; sõng soài 平直地
noun
1. (American aˈpartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block. Do you live in a house or a flat? woonstel شَقَّه سَكنيَّه апартамент apartamento byt die Wohnung lejlighed διαμέρισμα apartamento korter آپارتمان asunto appartement דירה घर stan lakás apartemen íbúð appartamento アパート 플랫, 아파트 butas dzīvoklis pangsapuri flat leilighet mieszkanie پار تمان، استوګنځى apartamento apartament квартира byt stanovanje stan lägenhet ห้องชุด daire, kat 一套房間 квартира کسی عمارت کی مکمل رہائشی اکائی căn hộ 一套房间
2. (in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower. mineurteken عَلامَة الخَفْض في الموسيقى бемол bemol předznamenání bé das B (med b for) ύφεση bemol madaldusmärk بمل alennusmerkki bémol בְּמוֹל सुर से धीमी आवाज snizilica b, bé bémol bé, lækkunarmerki bemolle フラット記号 내림표 bemolis bemols tanda flat molteken foran (ass, ess osv.)`}}tone med {{bflat}} foran (ass, ess osv.) bemol بمل د موسیقی آله ده bemol bemol бемоль znamienko bé nižaj snizilica b-förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt เสียงที่ลดเสียงลงต่ําครึ่งหนึ่ง (ดนตรี) bemol 降半音 бемоль کسی دھن کو آدھا درجہ نیچے کرنے والی علامت dấu giáng 降半音
3. a level, even part. the flat of her hand. plat kant راحَة اليَد длан plano dlaň die Fläche håndflade επίπεδη πλευρά plano; palma laba هر چیز مسطح tasainen osa plat צַד שָׁטוּחַ समतल भाग dlan lap(os felület); tenyér telapak flatur palmo 平たい部分 평평한 부분 plokštuma, plokščioji pusė delna telapak vlak gedeelte flate, flatside płaska część هر شی چی پلنه لړی plano supra­faţă plată плоская поверхность dlaň ploskev ravno platt föremål, [hand]flata ส่วนที่เป็นระนาบ düzlük, düz taraf 平坦部分 плоска поверхня سپاٹ حصہ lòng (sông, bàn tay...) 平坦部分
4. (usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc. mud flats. vlakte أرض مُنْبَسِطَه، ساحِل равнина baixio nížina die Niederung fladt land; slette; marsk πεδινή περιοχή (πληθ.) llano, llanura madal ala زمین هموار؛ جلگه tasamaa marécages, bas-fonds שֶטַח מִישוֹרִי समुद्र किनारे का समतल भाग plićina homokzátony dataran flatlendi, sléttlendi piano; pantano 平地 (강 따위에 가까운) 평지 žemuma, sekluma purvājs dataran wad slette, flate nizina اواره ځمکی baixio ţărm jos; ţinut mlăştinos низина; отмель nížina ravnina ravnica flackt land, låglänt mark ที่ราบ düzlük, düz alan 低窪沼澤地 рівнина, низина سپاٹ زمین کا علاقہ đất bằng phẳng; dải đất phẳng thấp, nhất là gần nước 低洼沼泽地
ˈflatly adverb
definitely; emphatically. She flatly denied it. volstrek ontken بِصَراحَه، بصورة تامَّ решително categoricamente rovnou, rozhodně glatt ubetinget; kategoriskt; pure κατηγορηματικά categóricamente kindlalt مطلقاً؛ قطعاً ehdottomasti catégoriquement בְּאוֹפןֶ מוּחלָט पूरी तरह से glatko, bez razmišljanja határozottan tegas ákveðið; eindregið categoricamente きっぱりと 명백히 kategoriškai kategoriski; noteikti dengan tegas botweg direkte, likefram, blankt kategorycznie په نيغه، په سمه، بيدو (عينا categoricamente categoric категорически rozhodne, priamo, úplne odločno glatko uttryckligen, blankt อย่างแน่นอน kesin olarak, kesinlikle 斷然地 рішуче, категорично دو ٹوک thẳng thừng; dứt khoát 断然地
ˈflatten verb
(often with out) to make or become flat. The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea. plat word يسير أفقيا، َنْبَسِط изравнявам (се) aplanar-se narovnat se, zploštit se flach werden blive fladt ισοπεδώνω, ισιώνω allanar, aplanar laiaks litsuma, tasanduma مسطح کردن tasoittua aplanir לְשָטֵח समतल करना, होना postati ravan, ravnati (se) kisimít; lapossá válik membuat datar, meratakan fletja appiattirsi 平らにする 평평하게 하다 iš(si)lyginti, padaryti plokščią izlīdzināties; saplakt meratakan plat worden, afplatten gjøre/trykke flat, jevne med jorda spłaszczać (się) پلنول، پيتول، aplanar-se a (se) nivela выравнивать sploštiť sa zravnati (se) izravnati bli (göra) platt, plana ut ทําให้แบน düzleş(tir)mek 變平 робити(ся) рівним سپاٹ بنانا یا ہونا dát mỏng; dát phẳng 变平
flat rate
a fixed amount, especially one that is the same in all cases. He charged a flat rate for the work. eenvormige/uniforme/vaste tarief مبلغ ثابت твърда такса valor fixo paušální sazba der Einheitspreis fast beløb ενιαία τιμή tarifa fija püsiv (tasu)määr میزان ثابت kiinteä hinta prix/taux fixe מְחִיר אָחִיד एक समान दर paušalni iznos, stalna pristojba átalány harga rata-rata fast gjald prezzo fisso 均一料金 균일 요금 pastovus tarifas noteikta samaksa harga tetap vast tarief fast pris/takst stała opłata میزان ثابت fixo preţ fix единообразная ставка jednotná sadzba fiksna cena fiksni iznos enhetspris จํานวนตายตัว tek fiyat 統一費率 постійні розцінки, фіксована плата بندھا ہوئی قیمت tỉ lệ cố định 统一价格,统一费率
flat out
as fast, energetically etc as possible. She worked flat out. voluit بِسُرْعَةٍ وَنَشاط с всички сили com todo o gás nejvyšší rychlostí, na plné obrátky entscheiden på højtryk; for fulde omdrejninger χωρίς ανάσα, όσο πιο γρήγορα γίνεται a toda pastilla, a todo gas kogu jõust با سرعت و کوشش تمام täysillä à toute allure בְּכָל הַכּוֹחַ शीघ्रता से, बहुत थका होना maksimalan, totalan, stopostotan mindent beleadva keras af fullum krafti strenuamente 全速力で 전력을 다하여 pašėlusiai greitai, iš visų jėgų pārgalvīgi bekerja keras op volle kracht for fullt, full fart jak w transie په تیزی او هسه کی پای ته رسول a todo o gás cât îl ţin puterile изо всех сил plnou rýchlosťou na vso moč do iznemoglosti för fullt, i full fart อย่างเร็วเท่าที่จะเป็นไปได้ bütün hızıyla 傾全力 на повній швидкості پوری رفتار سے روانہ càng nhanh càng tốt, sử dụng tất cả sức lực hoặc phương sách 全速地,倾全力
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References in classic literature ?
"I'll flatten you into a pancake!" shouted the angry officer to the soldier.
He went roaring and resentful; but in the very center of the clearing his voice was suddenly hushed and Tarzan saw the great head lower and flatten out, the body crouch and the long tail quiver, as the beast slunk cautiously toward the trees upon the opposite side.
He was off and away in a scurry of speed that seemed to flatten him close to the deck, and that, as he turned the corner of the deck-house to the stairs, made his hind feet slip and slide across the smooth planks.
They were found greatly flattened and calloused at the ends.
Jerry flattened his filbert-shaped ears and wagged his tail in acknowledgment, but advertised his intention of continuing to stalk his enemy.
The president approached the window, and saw a sort of flattened sack floating some yards from the projectile.
The ears flattened back and down at the sound, and the head seemed to snuggle under the caress of an invisible hand.
"Precisely, Ned: so that at 32 feet beneath the surface of the sea you would undergo a pressure of 97,500 lb.; at 320 feet, ten times that pressure; at 3,200 feet, a hundred times that pressure; lastly, at 32,000 feet, a thousand times that pressure would be 97,500,000 lb.--that is to say, that you would be flattened as if you had been drawn from the plates of a hydraulic machine!"
When all were safely down they picked up the Scarecrow, whose body was quite flattened out, and patted his straw into shape again.
one of them holds possession of the Tuileries, one of them is giving Philibert Delorme a scar across the middle of his face; and it is not, assuredly, one of the least of the scandals of our time to see with what effrontery the heavy architecture of this gentleman is being flattened over one of the most delicate façades of the Renaissance!
His features were wide and flattened, and he had prominent, pale eyes; his thin hair was sandy; he wore whiskers that grew unevenly on his face, and in places where you would have expected the hair to grow thickly there was no hair at all.
With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant.

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