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1 flatten
1. transitive verb 2. reflexive verbflatten oneself against something — sich flach od. platt gegen etwas drücken
* * *verb ((often with out) to make or become flat: The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea.) flach werden* * *flat·ten[ˈflætən]vt1. (level)▪ to \flatten sth roof, slope etw flach machen [o abflachen]; ground, path, road etw eben machen [o planieren]; dent etw ausbeulen; board, cloth, surface etw glättenhe folded the bag and \flattened it er faltete die Tüte und strich sie glatt2. (knock down)▪ to \flatten sth building, wall etw einebnen [o fam plattwalzen] [o a. fig dem Erdboden gleichmachen]to \flatten a tree storm einen Baum umlegen [o umknicken]▪ to \flatten sb ( fam) boxer, wrestler jdn niederstrecken [o flachlegen]; ( fig: defeat) jdn fertigmachen fam; ( fig: depress) jdn niederschmettern [o am Boden zerstören3. MUSto \flatten a note eine Note [um einen Halbton] erniedrigento \flatten a string eine Saite tiefer stimmen* * *['fltn]1. vt1) path, road, field ebnen, planieren; metal flach or platt hämmern or schlagen; (storm etc) crops zu Boden drücken, niederdrücken; trees umwerfen; town dem Erdboden gleichmachen2) (fig: defeat) vernichtend schlagen; (= knock down) niederschlagen; (= demoralize, snub) zu nichts reduzieren2. vrto flatten oneself against sth — sich platt gegen or an etw drücken
* * *flatten [ˈflætn]A v/tflatten o.s. against a wall sich an eine Mauer drücken2. dem Erdboden gleichmachena) (aus dem Gleitflug) abfangen,b) (vor der Landung) aufrichten4. umga) Boxen: flachlegen, auf die Bretter schickenb) Fußball: legenc) einen Gegner niederringen, bezwingend) (finanziell) ruinierene) niederdrücken, entmutigenf) jemandem, einer Sache einen gehörigen Dämpfer aufsetzen5. MUS Br eine Note um einen halben Ton erniedrigen7. MAL, TECH grundieren8. a) MATH, TECH abflachen, abplattenb) TECH ausbeulen9. TECH nachhämmern, streckenB v/i2. figa) fad(e) werdenb) verflachen, geistlos werden* * *1. transitive verbflach od. platt drücken [Schachtel]; dem Erdboden gleichmachen [Stadt, Gebäude]2. reflexive verbflatten oneself against something — sich flach od. platt gegen etwas drücken
* * *v.abflachen v.planieren v.verflachen v.
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