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flat 1

 (flăt)
adj.flat·ter,flat·test
1.
a. Having a smooth, even surface:a flat field. See Synonyms at level.
b. Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:a flat box.
2.
a. Being in horizontal position; lying down:flat on his back.
b. Being without slope or curvature:a flat line on a chart.
c. Having a low heel or no heel:flat shoes.
3. Free of qualification; absolute:a flat refusal.
4. Fixed; unvarying:a flat rate.
5. Lacking interest or excitement; dull:a flat scenario.
6.
a. Lacking in flavor:a flat stew that needs salt.
b. Having lost effervescence or sparkle:flat beer.
7.
a. Deflated. Used of a tire.
b. Electrically discharged. Used of a storage battery.
8. Of or relating to a horizontal line that displays no ups or downs and signifies the absence of physiological activity:A flat electroencephalogram indicates a loss of brain function.
9. Of or relating to a hierarchy with relatively few tiers or levels:a flat organization chart.
10. Commercially inactive; sluggish:flat sales for the month.
11. Unmodulated; monotonous:a flat voice.
12. Lacking variety in tint or shading; uniform:"The sky was bright but flat, the color of oyster shells"(Anne Tyler).
13. Not glossy; matte:flat paint.
14.Music
a. Being below the correct pitch.
b. Being one half step lower than the corresponding natural key:the key of B flat.
15. Designating the vowela as pronounced inbad orcat.
16.Nautical Taut. Used of a sail.
17.Informal Having small breasts.
adv.
1.
a. Level with the ground; horizontally.
b. On or up against a flat surface; at full length.
2. So as to be flat.
3.
a. Directly; completely:went flat against the rules; flat broke.
b. Exactly; precisely:arrived in six minutes flat.
4.Music Below the intended pitch.
5.Business Without interest charge.
n.
1. A flat surface or part.
2. oftenflats A stretch of level ground:salt flats.
3. A shallow frame or box for seeds or seedlings.
4. A movable section of stage scenery, usually consisting of a wooden frame and a decorated panel of wood or cloth.
5. A flatcar.
6. A deflated tire.
7. A shoe with a flat heel.
8. A large flat piece of mail.
9. A horse that competes in a flat race. Also called runner.
10.Music
a. A sign (♭) used to indicate that a note is to be lowered by a semitone.
b. A note that is lowered a semitone.
11.Football The area of the field to either side of an offensive formation.
v.flat·ted,flat·ting,flats
v.tr.
1. To make flat; flatten.
2.Music To lower (a note) a semitone.
v.intr.Music
To sing or play below the proper pitch.

[Middle English, from Old Norseflatr; seeplat- inIndo-European roots.]

flat′ly adv.
flat′ness n.

flat 2

 (flăt)
n.
1. An apartment on one floor of a building.
2.Archaic A story in a house.

[Alteration of Scotsflet,inner part of a house, from Middle English, from Old English,floor, dwelling; seeplat- inIndo-European roots.]
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flat

(flæt)
adj,flatterorflattest
1.horizontal; level:flat ground;a flat roof.
2.even or smooth, without projections or depressions:a flat surface.
3.lying stretched out at full length; prostrate:he lay flat on the ground.
4.having little depth or thickness; shallow:a flat dish.
5. (often foll by:against) having a surface or side in complete contact with another surface:flat against the wall.
6.spread out, unrolled, or levelled
7.(of a tyre) deflated, either partially or completely
8.(of shoes) having an unraised or only slightly raised heel
9. (Athletics (Track & Field))chiefly
a.(of races, racetracks, or racecourses) not having obstacles to be jumped
b.of, relating to, or connected with flat racing as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling:flat jockeys earn more.
10.without qualification; total:a flat denial.
11.without possibility of change; fixed:a flat rate.
12. (prenominal or immediately postpositive) neither more nor less; exact:he did the journey in thirty minutes flat;a flat thirty minutes.
13.unexciting or lacking point or interest:a flat joke.
14.without variation or resonance; monotonous:a flat voice.
15.(of food) stale or tasteless
16.(of beer, sparkling wines, etc) having lost effervescence, as by exposure to air
17. (Commerce) (of trade, business, a market, etc) commercially inactive; sluggish
18.(of a battery) fully discharged; dead
19. (Art Terms) (of a print, photograph, or painting) lacking contrast or shading between tones
20.(of paint) without gloss or lustre; matt
21. (Art Terms) (of a painting) lacking perspective
22.(of lighting) diffuse
23. (Music, other)music
a. (immediately postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name (or the sound it represents) that has been lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone:B flat.
b.(of an instrument, voice, etc) out of tune by being too low in pitch. Comparesharp12
24. (Phonetics & Phonology)phonetics another word forlenis
25. (Phonetics & Phonology)flat aphonetics the vowel sound ofa as in the usual US or S Brit pronunciation ofhand, cat, usually represented by the symbol (æ)
adv
26.in or into a prostrate, level, or flat state or position:he held his hand out flat.
27.completely or utterly; absolutely:he went flat against the rules.
28.exactly; precisely:in three minutes flat.
29. (Music, other)music
a.lower than a standard pitch
b.too low in pitch:she sings flat. Comparesharp18
30.fall flatto fail to achieve a desired effect, etc
31.flat outinformal
a.with the maximum speed or effort
b.totally exhausted
n
32.a flat object, surface, or part
33. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a low-lying tract of land, esp a marsh or swamp
34. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a mud bank exposed at low tide
35. (Music, other)music
a.an accidental that lowers the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone. Usual symbol:
b.a note affected by this accidental. Comparesharp19
36. (Theatre)theatre a rectangular wooden frame covered with painted canvas, etc, used to form part of a stage setting
37.a punctured car tyre
38. (Horse Racing)the flatchiefly ((often cap.))
a.flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling
b.the season of flat racing
39. (Nautical Terms)nautical a flatboat or lighter
40. (Horticulture)USandCanadian a shallow box or container, used for holding plants, growing seedlings, etc
vb,flats,flattingorflatted
41.to make or become flat
42. (Music, other)music the usual US word forflatten3
[C14: from Old Norseflatr; related to Old High Germanflaz flat, Greekplatus flat, broad]
ˈflatlyadv
ˈflatnessn

flat

(flæt)
n
1. (Building) a set of rooms comprising a residence entirely on one floor of a building. Usual US and Canadian name:apartment
2.BritandNZ a portion of a house used as separate living quarters
3.NZ a house shared with people who are not members of one's own family
vb (intr) ,flats,flattingorflatted
AustralandNZ to live in a flat (with someone)
[Old Englishflett floor, hall, house; related to flat1]
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flat1

(flæt)

adj.flat•ter, flat•test,adj.
1. horizontally level.
2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops.
3. having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions.
4. lying horizontally and at full length.
5. lying wholly on or against something.
6. thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings.
7. having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick.
8. (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad.
9. spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand.
10. deflated; collapsed: a flat tire.
11. absolute, downright: a flat denial.
12. not subject to modification or variation; fixed: a flat rate with no additional charges.
13. lacking vitality or animation; lifeless; dull.
14. having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale.
15. (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence.
16. lacking flavor or piquancy: flat cooking.
17. pointless, as a remark or joke.
18. commercially inactive.
19. (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth.
20. (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color.
21. (of paint) without gloss; not shiny; matte.
22. not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice.
23. lacking resonance and variation in pitch; monotonous.
24.
a. (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch: B flat.
b. below an intended pitch, as a note; too low (opposed tosharp).
25.flat a, thea-sound (a) ofglad, bat, or act.
n.
26. something flat.
27. a shoe, esp. a woman's shoe, with a flat heel or no heel.
28. a flat surface, side, or part of anything.
29. flat or level ground; a flat area: salt flats.
30. a marsh, shoal, or shallow.
31.
a. (in musical notation) the symbol ♭, which when attached to a note or to a staff degree lowers its significance one chromatic half step.
b. a tone one chromatic half step below another.
32. a piece of stage scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usu. rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric.
33. a deflated automobile tire.
34. an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section.
35. a shallow open box used for growing young plants or a closable one for shipping fruits and vegetables.
36. the area of a football field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage.
v.t.
37. to make flat.
38. to lower (a pitch), esp. one half step.
v.i.
39. to become flat.
adv.
40. in a flat position; horizontally; levelly.
41. in a flat manner; positively; absolutely.
42. completely; utterly: flat broke.
43. exactly; precisely: in two minutes flat.
44. below the true pitch: to sing flat.
Idioms:
1.fall flat, to fail completely and noticeably.
2.flat out,Informal.
a. without hesitation; directly or openly.
b. at full speed or with maximum effort.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norseflatr, akin to Old Englishflet (seeflat2), Greekplatýs (seeplaty-,plate)]
flat′ly,adv.
flat′ness,n.

flat2

(flæt)

n.
a residential apartment.
[1795–1805; variant of obsoleteflet, Old English: floor, house, hall; akin toflat1]
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flat

In photography, lacking in contrast.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

flat

apartment
1.'flat'

In British English, aflat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.

She lived in a tiny furnishedflat near Sloane Square.
2.'apartment'

In American English, a set of rooms like this is usually called anapartment.

It is a six-story building with 20 luxury two- and three-bedroomapartments.
3.'block of flats'

In British English, a large building containing flats is usually called ablock of flats.

The building was pulled down to make way for ablock of flats.
4.'apartment block' and 'apartment building'

In American English, and sometimes in British English, it is called anapartment building or anapartment block.

He lives on the ninth story of anapartment block on Charlesgate East.
Severalapartment buildings were destroyed in the fire.

flat

flatly

Flat is usually a noun or an adjective, but it is sometimes an adverb.

1.'flat' used as a noun

In British English, aflat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.

...a ground floorflat.
See flat - apartment
2.'flat' used as an adjective or adverb

Something that isflat is not sloping, curved, or pointed.

Everyflat surface in our house is covered with junk.
Use a saucepan with aflat base.

If something lies or restsflat against a surface, all of it is touching the surface.

He was lyingflat on his back.
She let the blade of her oar restflat upon the water.

Aflat refusal, denial, or rejection is definite and firm, and not likely to be changed.

He has issued aflat denial of these allegations.
3.'flatly'

The adverb corresponding to this meaning offlat isflatly, not 'flat'.

She hasflatly refused to go.
The Norwegians and Danesflatly rejected the evidence.

Flatly goes in front ofrefuse anddeny, but you put it aftersay andstate.

Heflatly refused to accept it.
Many scientistsflatly denied the possibility.
I could use some money, Sarahtold himflatly.
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flat


Past participle:flatted
Gerund:flatting

Imperative
flat
flat
Present
I flat
you flat
he/she/it flats
we flat
you flat
they flat
Preterite
I flatted
you flatted
he/she/it flatted
we flatted
you flatted
they flatted
Present Continuous
I am flatting
you are flatting
he/she/it is flatting
we are flatting
you are flatting
they are flatting
Present Perfect
I have flatted
you have flatted
he/she/it has flatted
we have flatted
you have flatted
they have flatted
Past Continuous
I was flatting
you were flatting
he/she/it was flatting
we were flatting
you were flatting
they were flatting
Past Perfect
I had flatted
you had flatted
he/she/it had flatted
we had flatted
you had flatted
they had flatted
Future
I will flat
you will flat
he/she/it will flat
we will flat
you will flat
they will flat
Future Perfect
I will have flatted
you will have flatted
he/she/it will have flatted
we will have flatted
you will have flatted
they will have flatted
Future Continuous
I will be flatting
you will be flatting
he/she/it will be flatting
we will be flatting
you will be flatting
they will be flatting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flatting
you have been flatting
he/she/it has been flatting
we have been flatting
you have been flatting
they have been flatting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flatting
you will have been flatting
he/she/it will have been flatting
we will have been flatting
you will have been flatting
they will have been flatting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flatting
you had been flatting
he/she/it had been flatting
we had been flatting
you had been flatting
they had been flatting
Conditional
I would flat
you would flat
he/she/it would flat
we would flat
you would flat
they would flat
Past Conditional
I would have flatted
you would have flatted
he/she/it would have flatted
we would have flatted
you would have flatted
they would have flatted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

flat

1. apartment
2. A scenic unit of canvas stretched on a frame.
3. A single-story unit of habitation in a multi-story building.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

Flat

A box about a foot wide, two feet long, and two inches deep filled with soil. Garden seeds were planted in it, and later the young plants were transplanted to the garden or aCold frame. By the end of the twentieth century, a flat usually meant a shallow, flat box holding many small individual containers of plants.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flat - a level tract of landflat - a level tract of land; "the salt flats of Utah"
alluvial flat,alluvial plain - a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water
champaign,plain,field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
salt flat,salt plain - a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water
2.flat - a shallow box in which seedlings are started
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
3.flat - a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
double flat - a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones
4.flat - freight car without permanent sides or roofflat - freight car without permanent sides or roof
freight car - a railway car that carries freight
5.flat - a deflated pneumatic tireflat - a deflated pneumatic tire    
pneumatic tire,pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
6.flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
coulisse,wing flat - a flat situated in the wings
mise en scene,stage setting,setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
scenery,scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
tormenter,tormentor,teaser - a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
7.flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment houseflat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
apartment building,apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments
bedsit,bedsitter,bedsitting room - a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
cold-water flat - an apartment without modern conveniences
duplex apartment,duplex - an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
efficiency apartment - a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom
flatlet - a tiny flat
housing,living accommodations,lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
kitchenette - small kitchen
maisonette,maisonnette - a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
penthouse - an apartment located on the top floors of a building
railroad flat - an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them
studio apartment,studio - an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen
rooms,suite - apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
walk-up,walk-up apartment - an apartment in a building without an elevator
Adj.1.flat - having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
2.flat - having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness; "flat computer monitors"
planar,two-dimensional - involving two dimensions
3.flat - not modified or restricted by reservationsflat - not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
4.flat - stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
unerect - not upright in position or posture
5.flat - lacking contrast or shading between tones
photography,picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs
contrasty - having sharp differences between black and white
6.flat - (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
natural - (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"
sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"
7.flat - flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
biological science,biology - the science that studies living organisms
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
8.flat - lacking taste or flavor or tangflat - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
tasteless - lacking flavor
9.flat - lacking stimulating characteristicsflat - lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
unexciting,unstimulating - not stimulating
10.flat - having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola"
noneffervescent - not effervescent
11.flat - sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
unmodulated - characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria"
12.flat - horizontally level; "a flat roof"
horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"
13.flat - lacking the expected range or depthflat - lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting"
multidimensional - having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects; "multidimensional problems"; "a multidimensional proposition"; "a multidimensional personality"
14.flat - not reflecting lightflat - not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
dull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
15.flat - commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"
inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Adv.1.flat - with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
2.flat - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
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flat

1
adjective
2.horizontal,prone,outstretched,reclining,prostrate,laid low,supine,recumbent,lying full lengthTwo men near him threw themselves flat.
horizontalstraight,upright,vertical,on end,perpendicular
3.shallow,not deepa square flat box
4.low,low-heeled,with low heels,without heelsI usually wear flat shoes or boots.
5.punctured,collapsed,burst,blown out,deflated,emptyIt was impossible to ride with a flat tyre.
6.used up,finished,empty,drained,expiredThe battery was flat.
7.still,no longer fizzyMy hand gripped the glass of flat lemonade.
9.set,agreed,settled,fixed,arranged,specified,definite,decidedYou will be charged a flat fee for the connection.
10.sluggish,slow,stagnant,inactivecar sales stayed flat
12.without energy,empty,weak,tired,depressed,drained,weary,worn out,dispirited,downhearted,tired outI've been feeling flat at times.
noun
1.(often plural)plain,strand,shallow,marsh,swamp,shoal,lowland,mud flatsalt marshes and mud flats
adverb
1.horizontal,outstretched,lying full lengthLie down flat on your back.
flat out(Informal)at full speed,all out,to the full,hell for leather(informal),as hard as possible,at full tilt,at full gallop,posthaste,for all you are worth,under full steamEveryone is working flat out.

flat

2
nounapartment,rooms,quarters,digs,suite,penthouse,living quartersShe lives with her husband in a flat.
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flat

adjective
2.Lacking an appetizing flavor:
3.Having lost tang or effervescence:
5.Lacking gloss and luster:
6.Lacking vividness in color:
7.Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations:
8.In a definite and final form; not likely to change:
adverbverb
To make even, smooth, or level:
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Translations
أرض مُنْبَسِطَه، ساحِلراحَة اليَدشَقَّةشَقَّه سَكنيَّهصَريح، تام، مؤكَّد
bytplochýprázdnýpředznamenání bérozhodný
fladlejlighedligemarskmed b for
tühi
litteämonotoninenpuhjennuttasaisestitasan
ravanstan
laposlehangolódottbelnyúlva
datar
afdráttarlausbé, lækkunarmerkiflatlendi, sléttlendiflattflatur
フラット平らな
아파트식 주거지편평한
bemolisišlygintiišsilygintiišsitiesęsišsivadėjęs
bemola-bemolsdetonētsdzīvoklisgarlaicīgs
plan
natiahnutoplochýsfúknutýznamienko béznížený
prazenravenstanovanje
plattsänktavslagenfalskflat
แฟลตราบ
düzdüz alandüz tarafdüzlükgazı kaçmış
căn hộphẳng

flat

1[flæt]
A.ADJ (flatter (compar) (flattest (superl)))
1. (=level) [surface, roof] →plano; [countryside] →llano
he was lying flat on the floorestabatumbadoen elsuelo
he laid his hands flat on the tablepuso lasmanosextendidas sobre lamesa
keep your feet flat on the floormantén lospies bienpegados alsuelo
the sea was calm and flatelmar estabaen calma y no habíaolas
lie flat on yourbacktúmbatede espaldasen elsuelo
he was flat on his back for a month after the accidenttuvo queguardar cama durante unmes despuésdelaccidente
to fall flat on one'sface (lit) →caer(se) debruces
the government's campaign fell flat on its facelacampañadelgobiernoresultó unfracaso
flat as a pancakeliso como lapalma de la mano
see alsospin
2. (=smooth, even) [road, surface] →liso,llano
tosmooth sth flat [+paper etc] →alisar algo
3. (=shallow) [dish] →llano; [box] →plano
4. [foot, shoe] →plano; [nose] →chato
to have flatfeettener lospiesplanos
5. (=deflated) [tyre, ball] →pinchado,desinflado
wegot a flat tyrese nospinchó unarueda, se nos ponchó unallanta (Mex)
Ihad a flat tyretenía unaruedapinchadaordesinflada,tenía unpinchazo,tenía unaponchada (Mex)
6. (=dull, lifeless) [voice, colour] →apagado; [taste, style] →soso; [light] →sincontraste; [drink] →sinburbujasorgas; [battery] →descargado
theatmosphere at the party was a bit flatelambientede lafiesta estabaun pocoapagado
I've got a flatbatteryse me hadescargado labatería
I'mfeeling rather flatestoyun pocodeprimido
she meant it as a joke, but itfell flatlodijo debroma, pero nadie levio lagracia
the champagne hasgone flatalchampán se le haido lafuerzaor se le hanido lasburbujas
7. (=inactive) [trade, business] →flojo
sales have been flat this summerlasventas hanestadoflojas esteverano, no ha habido muchomovimiento deventas esteverano
8. (=outright) [refusal, denial] →rotundo,terminante
his suggestion met with a flatrefusalsusugerenciarecibió unanegativarotundaorterminante
he says he's not going andthat's flatdice que no va ysanseacabó
9. (Mus)
9.1. [voice, instrument] →desafinado
she/her singing was flatdesafinabacantando
9.2. (of key) →bemol
E flat majormibemolmayor
10. (=fixed) [rate, fee, charge] →fijo
11. (Horse racing)
flatjockeyjinetemf decarreras sinobstáculos
the flatseasonlatemporada decarreras decaballos sinobstáculos
12. (=not shiny) (of painted surface) →mate,sin brillo
B.ADV
1. (=absolutely)
to be flatbrokeestarpelado, estarsin un duro (Sp) , estar sin unpeso (LAm)
2. (=outright) [refuse] →rotundamente,terminantemente
Itold her flat that she couldn't have itledijeterminantemente que no se lo podíaquedar
toturn sthdown flatrechazar algorotundamenteor deplano
3. (=exactly)he did it in ten minutes flatlohizo en diezminutosjustosorexactos
4. (esp Brit)flat out: flat out, the car can do 140mphcuandopones elcoche a todamáquina,llega a las 140millas por hora
togo flat outir a todamáquina
togo flat out for sthintentarconseguir algo por todos losmedios
she went flat out for the titleintentó por todos losmediosconseguir eltítulo
towork flat out (to do sth)trabajar a todamáquina (para hacer algo)
5. (Mus)toplay/sing flattocar/cantar demasiado bajo,desafinar
C.N
1. [of hand] →palmaf; [of sword] →carafde lahoja
2. (Mus) →bemolm
3. (Aut) →pinchazom,ponchadaf (Mex)
wegot a flatse nospinchó unarueda, se nos ponchó unallanta (Mex)
Ihad a flattenía unaruedapinchadaordesinflada,tenía unpinchazo,tenía unaponchada (Mex)
4.flats (Geog) (=marshland) →marismasfpl; (=sand) →bancosmplde arena
mud flatsmarismasfpl
salt flatssalinasfpl
5. (Theat) →bastidorm
6. (Horse racing)the flatlascarreras decaballos sinobstáculos
D.CPDflat capNgorra de lana con visera
flat packNit comes in a flat packviene en unacajaplana para el automontaje
flat racingNcarrerasfpl decaballos sinobstáculos
flat screenN (TV, Comput) →pantallafplana

flat

2[flæt]N (Brit) →apartamentom,pisom (Sp),departamentom (LAm)
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flat

[ˈflæt]
adj
(=level) →plat(e)
a flat roof →untoitplat
to smooth sth flat →aplatir qch
to be as flat as a pancake →êtrecomplètementà plat
[shoes, heels] →plat(e)
flat shoes →deschaussuresplates
[tyre] →à plat
I've got a flat tyre →J'ai unpneu àplat.
[battery] →à plat
[beer, champagne] →éventé(e)
to go flat →s'éventer
(=expressionless) [voice] →monotone
[denial] →catégorique
(=fixed-rate) [fee] →fixe
(MUSIC)(semitone lower)bémolinv
B flatn (=key) →simbémol;modif [sonata, trio] →en sibémol
(MUSIC) (=out of tune) [note] →bémolisé(e); [voice, singing] →tropgrave
n
(British) (=apartment) →appartementm
She lives in a flat →Ellehabite unappartement.
(alsoflat tyre) →crevaisonf,pneumcrevé
(=level ground) on the flat →sur leplat
the flat of one's hand →leplatde lamain
adv
[lie] →à plat
(=out of tune) [sing, play] →faux(fausse)
in 10 minutes flat →en 10minutespile
flat broke (=totally penniless) →fauché(e) comme lesblés
to fall flat [joke, attempt] →tomber à plat
to work flat out(British) (=as hard as possible) →travailler d'arrache-pied
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flat

:
flat-bed lorry
nTiefladerm
flat bench
n (in fitness centre) →Flachbankf
flatboat
nPrahmm, →Flachbootnt
flat-bottomed
adj boat, bowlflach
flat-chested
adjflachbrüstig
flat dweller
n (Brit) →Wohnungsbewohner(in)m(f)
flat feet
plPlattfüßepl
flatfish
nPlattfischm
flatfoot
n (inf:= policeman) →Polypm (inf)
flat-footed
flat-hunting
n (Brit) →Wohnungssuchef;to go/beflatauf Wohnungssuchegehen/sein
flatiron
n (old)Plätteisennt
flatlet
n (Brit) →kleineWohnung

flat

:
flat pack
n (Brit:= furniture) →flachesPaket;it arrives as aflateskommtflachverpackt an
flat-pack
adjflat furnitureMöbelplzur Selbstmontage
flat paint
flat race
nFlachrennennt
flat racing
nFlachrennennt
flat-rate
adjpauschal;flat internet accessFlatratef
flat screen (Comput)
adjflat-screen monitorFlachbildschirmm
flat season
nFlachrennsaisonf

flat

:
flatware
n (US:= cutlery) →Bestecknt;(= plates etc)Geschirrnt
flatwork
n (US) →Mangelwäschef
flatworm
nPlattwurmm

flat

1
adj (+er)
flach;tyre, nose, feetplatt;surfaceeben;he stoodflat against the wallerstandplatt gegen dieWandgedrückt;asflat as a pancake (inf, tyre) →totalplatt; (countryside) →totalflach;flat roofFlachdachnt;to fallflat on one’s faceauf die Nase fallen;to lieflatflachorplattliegen
(fig)fade;painting, photoflach,kontrastarm;colourmatt,stumpf,glanzlos;joke, remarkabgedroschen,öde,müde;trade, marketlau,lahm,lustlos;batteryleer;(= stale)beer, wineschal,abgestanden;in aflat voicemitausdrucksloserStimme;she felt a bitflatsiefühlte sichein bisschen daneben(inf), →siehatte zu nichtsLust;to fallflat(joke)nichtankommen;(play etc)durchfallen
refusal, denialglatt,deutlich;and that’sflatund damit basta
(Mus:= out of tune)instrumentzutief (gestimmt);voicezutief
(Comm) →Pauschal-;flat ratePauschalef; (Internet) →Flatratef;to charge aflat rate of interesteinenpauschalenZinssatzberechnen;to get aflat rate of paypauschalbezahltwerden;flat fareEinheitstarifm
adv
turn down, refuserundweg,kategorisch;he told meflat (out) that …ersagte mirklipp undklar, dass …
(Mus)to sing/playflatzutiefsingen/spielen
in ten secondsflatinsage undschreibe (nur) zehnSekunden
flat broke(inf)totalpleite(inf)
flat out (inf:= exhausted) →totalerledigt(inf);(= asleep, drunk)hinüber(inf);to goflat outvollaufdrehen(inf); (in car also) →Spitzefahren(inf);to workor goflat outaufHochtourenarbeiten;to be lyingflat outplattam Bodenliegen
n
(of hand)Flächef;(of blade)flacheSeite
(Geog) →Ebenef;on theflat(= on the plain)in derEbene;(= on a flat surface)auf ebenerFläche
(Mus) →Erniedrigungszeichennt, →bnt
(Aut) →Platte(r)m (inf), →(Reifen)pannef
(Theat) →Kulissef
(Sport)theflatdas Flachrennen;(= season)die Flachrennsaison

flat

2
n (esp Brit) →Wohnungf
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flat

1[flæt]
1.adj (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
a. (gen) →piatto/a; (smooth) →liscio/a, piano/a; (tyre) →sgonfio/a,a terra
as flat as a pancake (fam) →completamentepiatto/a (Aut) (tyre) →completamentesgonfio/aora terra
to fall flat on one's face →cadere a terra lungo/adisteso/a,finirefacciaa terra
flat race →corsa piana
b. (final, refusal, denial) →categorico/a, netto/a
I'm not going, and that's flat! (fam) →non civado ebasta!
c. (Mus) (key) →bemolleinv; (voice) →stonato/a (000) (instrument) →scordato/a
C flat →dom invbemolle
d. (dull, lifeless, taste, style) →piatto/a; (joke) →che non faridere; (drink) →che haperso l'effervescenza, sgassato/a; (battery) →scarico/a; (colour) →scialbo/a
to be feeling rather flat →sentirsigiù dicordaor dimorale
e. (fixed)flat rate of paytariffa unica dipagamento
at a flat rate →a unatariffa unica
2.adv
a. (absolutely, refuse, tell) →seccamente,recisamente
flat broke (fam) →al verde,in bolletta
in ten minutes flat →in dieciminutispaccati
(to work) flat out →(lavorare)a più non posso
b.to spread a map out flat on the floorstendere unacartina sulpavimento
to be flat out (lying) →esseredisteso/aor sdraiato/a (asleep) →dormire dellagrossa
c. (Mus) (sing, play) →inmodostonato
3.n (of hand) →palmo; (of sword) →partefpiatta (Mus) →bemollem inv (Aut) →gomma a terra

flat

2[flæt]n (Brit) →appartamento
to go flat-hunting →cercare unappartamento
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flat

(flӕt) adjective
1. level; without rise or fall.a flat surface. plat مُسَطَّح، مُنْبَسِط равен raso plochýflach flad; jævn; plan; ligeεπίπεδος,ομαλόςllano,plano,liso tasane مسطح tasainenplatשטוח गिरा देना gladak, ravne površine sík datar flaturpiatto 平らな 수평인 lygus, plokščias plakans; lēzens mendatarvlakflat,jevnpłaski پوړ raso platплоский 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, všednílangweilig kedelig; dødπληκτικόςmonótono üksluine کسالت آور tylsäennuyeux חֲסַר עִנייָן मंद dosadan, jednoličan unalmas membosankan leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítillnoioso 味気ない 지루한 nuobodus garlaicīgs; neinteresants membosankansaaikjedelig,tristnudny لټ، غړندى، سست مړاوى بې خونده، هaborrecido neinteresatскучный nudný, všedný dolgočasen dosadan tråkig น่าเบื่อsıkıcı 無聊的 нудний بے مزہ đều đều无聊的
3. (of something said, decidedetc) definite; emphatic.a flat denial. volstrekte ontkenning صَريح، تام، مؤكَّد решителен completo rozhodný, jasnýglatt ubetinget; kategorisk; pure κατηγοηματικόςrotundo kindel قطعی ehdotonnetמוחלט एक समान odlučan, nedvosmislen egyértelmű tegas afdráttarlausnetto きっぱりした 단호한 kategoriškas skaidrs; noteikts; kategorisks tegasabsoluutblankt,kategorisk,ubetinget kategoryczny قطعیcompleto categoricкатегорический rozhodný gladek izričit uttrycklig, blankt [nej] แน่นอนkesin 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, splasklýplatt flad; punkteretξεφούσκωτοςdesinflado tühi پنچر tyhjäà plat מְפוּנצַ'ר पहिया इत्यादि से हवा निकल जाना prazno (guma) lapos; gumidefekt kempis vindlaussgonfio,a terra 空気の抜けた 바람이 빠진 nuleistas, subliuškęs (par riepu) saplacis kempisplatflat,punktert bez powietrza پنچر vazio dezumflat спущенный sfúknutý prazen izbušen punkterad แบนpatlak 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 zvětralýfade flad; doven ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πιαsin gas lahtunud بی مزه؛ بی گاز väljähtynytéventé 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 prikdoven 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 laagfalsk, for lavtniski لږ په لږ اندازهdesafinado (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 roztaženýflach udstraktξαπλωμένος, φαρδύς πλατύςhorizontalmente täies pikkuses درازکش pitkin pituuttaanà platישר चित्त लेटना potrbuške ispružen elnyúlva melunjur flattdisteso 平らべったく 납작하게 펴고 išsitiesęs (visu ūgiu) plakaniski; garšļaukus melunjuruitgestrektutstrakt,flatt płasko دراز غزيدل estendido întinsплашмя natiahnuto plosko ispružen platt, utsträckt อย่างแผ่หลา dümdüz 平直地 плескато لمبی تان کر sóng sượt; sõng soài平直地
noun
1. (Americanaˈpartment) 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 lejlighedδιαμέρισμαapartamento korter آپارتمان asuntoappartementדירה घर stan lakás apartemen íbúðappartamento アパート 플랫, 아파트 butas dzīvoklis pangsapuriflatleilighetmieszkanie پار تمان، استوګنځى apartamento apartamentквартира byt stanovanje stan lägenhet ห้องชุดdaire,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)ύφεσηbemol madaldusmärk بمل alennusmerkkibémol בְּמוֹל सुर से धीमी आवाज snizilica b, bé bémol bé, lækkunarmerkibemolle フラット記号 내림표 bemolis bemols tanda flatmolteken foran (ass, ess osv.)`}}tone med {{bflat}} foran (ass, ess osv.) bemol بمل د موسیقی آله ده bemol bemolбемоль 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 πλευράplano;palma laba هر چیز مسطح tasainen osaplat צַד שָׁטוּחַ समतल भाग dlan lap(os felület); tenyér telapak flaturpalmo 平たい部分 평평한 부분 plokštuma, plokščioji pusė delna telapak vlak gedeelteflate,flatside płaska część هر شی چی پلنه لړیplano supra­faţă plată плоская поверхность dlaň ploskev ravno platt föremål, [hand]flata ส่วนที่เป็นระนาบdüzlük, 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 riveretc.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, sléttlendipiano;pantano 平地 (강 따위에 가까운) 평지 žemuma, sekluma purvājs dataranwadslette,flatenizina اواره ځمکی baixio ţărm jos; ţinut mlăştinosнизина;отмель nížina ravnina ravnica flackt land, låglänt mark ที่ราบdüzlük, 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, rozhodněglatt ubetinget; kategoriskt; pure κατηγορηματικάcategóricamente kindlalt مطلقاً؛ قطعاً ehdottomasticatégoriquement בְּאוֹפןֶ מוּחלָט पूरी तरह से glatko, bez razmišljanja határozottan tegas ákveðið; eindregiðcategoricamente きっぱりと 명백히 kategoriškai kategoriski; noteikti dengan tegasbotwegdirekte,likefram,blankt kategorycznie په نيغه، په سمه، بيدو (عينا categoricamente categoricкатегорически 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 without) 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 seflach werden blive fladtισοπεδώνω,ισιώνωallanar,aplanar laiaks litsuma, tasanduma مسطح کردن tasoittuaaplanir לְשָטֵח समतल करना, होना postati ravan, ravnati (se) kisimít; lapossá válik membuat datar, meratakan fletjaappiattirsi 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) nivelaвыравнивать 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 τιμήtarifa 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 gjaldprezzo 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, energeticallyetc as possible.She worked flat out. voluit بِسُرْعَةٍ وَنَشاط с всички сили com todo o gás nejvyšší rychlostí, na plné obrátkyentscheiden på højtryk; for fulde omdrejninger χωρίς ανάσα, όσο πιο γρήγορα γίνεται a toda pastilla, a todo gas kogu jõust با سرعت و کوشش تمام täysilläà toute allure בְּכָל הַכּוֹחַ शीघ्रता से, बहुत थका होना maksimalan, totalan, stopostotan mindent beleadva keras af fullum kraftistrenuamente 全速力で 전력을 다하여 pašėlusiai greitai, iš visų jėgų pārgalvīgi bekerja keras op volle krachtfor 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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flat

شَقَّة,مُنْبَسَط byt, plochý flad, lejlighedflach,Wohnungδιαμέρισμα,επίπεδοςdepartamento,piso,plano asunto, litteäappartement,plat ravan, stanappartamento,piatto フラット, 平らな 아파트식 주거지, 편평한flat,platflat,leilighetmieszkanie,płaskiapartamento,niveladoквартира,плоский lägenhet, platt แฟลต, ราบapartman dairesi,düz căn hộ, phẳng公寓,平坦的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

flat

a. plano-a, llano-a; extendido-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

flat

adj (compflatter;superflattest) plano
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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"I don't mind floating down when there's two or three of us in theflat and we can sit up.
He was renting theflat furnished: of all the objects that encumbered it none were his own except the photograph frame, the Cupids, and the books.
But the important point to notice, is that these cells are always made at that degree of nearness to each other, that they would have intersected or broken into each other, if the spheres had been completed; but this is never permitted, the bees building perfectlyflat walls of wax between the spheres which thus tend to intersect.
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He carried under his arm aflat, grey portfolio of black-and-white sketches, which he had sold with more or less success to publishers ever since his uncle (who was an admiral) had disinherited him for Socialism, because of a lecture which he had delivered against that economic theory.
There his progress was barred by some porters who were engaged in moving furniture out of aflat. He knew that theflat had been occupied by a German clerk in the civil service, and his family.
They all converge upon the Nore, the warm speck of red upon the tones of drab and gray, with the distant shores running together towards the west, low andflat, like the sides of an enormous canal.
"The doctor don't want I should be left without anybody to do for me," she said in herflat whine.
The address given in the advertisement was that of aflat at Earl's Court, which cost me a cross-country journey, finishing with the District Railway and a seven minutes' walk.
He was quite short and stout and had a big head, which wasflat at the top and supported by a thick neck full of wrinkles.
Each corse layflat, lifeless andflat, And, by the holy rood!
I went now and then to pleasant little luncheons at herflat, and to rather more formidable tea-parties.

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