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1 flatten
['flætn]vt(also: flatten out) spłaszczać (spłaszczyć perf); terrain wyrównywać (wyrównać perf); building, city zrównywać (zrównać perf) z ziemiąto flatten o.s. against a wall/door — przywierać (przywrzeć perf) do ściany/drzwi
* * *verb ((often with out) to make or become flat: The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea.) spłaszczać (się) -
2 flat
[flæt] 1. adjsurface płaski; tyre bez powietrza post; battery rozładowany; beer zwietrzały; refusal stanowczy; ( MUS) za niski; rate, fee ryczałtowy2. n ( BRIT)mieszkanie nt; ( AUT) guma f (inf); ( MUS) bemol m3. adv 4. n* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) płaski2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) nudny3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) kategoryczny4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) bez powietrza5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) zwietrzały6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) (za) niski2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) płasko3. noun1) ((American apartment) 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?) mieszkanie2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) płaska część4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) nizina•- flatly- flatten
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3 lay
[leɪ] 1. pt, pp laid, pt of lie 2. adj ( REL)świecki; ( not expert)3. vtlay person — laik m
( put) kłaść (położyć perf); table nakrywać (nakryć perf), nakrywać (nakryć perf) do +gen; plans układać (ułożyć perf); trap zastawiać (zastawić perf); egg insect, frog składać (złożyć perf); bird znosić (znieść perf)to lay facts/proposals before sb — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś fakty/propozycje
she reads anything she can lay her hands on — czyta wszystko, co wpadnie jej w ręce
to get laid (inf!) — przelecieć ( perf) kogoś (inf!)
Phrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) położyć, przedłożyć2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) położyć3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) nakryć, układać, zastawić4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) położyć5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) uciszyć6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) złożyć, nieść się7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) stawiać•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) ułożyć warstwami- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) świecki2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) nie wtajemniczony•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) ballada
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flatten out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms flatten out : present tense I/you/we/they flatten out he/she/it flattens out present participle flattening out past tense flattened out past participle flattened out 1) same as flatten 1) The… … English dictionary
flatten out — UK US flatten off/out Phrasal Verb with flatten({{}}/ˈflætən/ verb [I or T] ► to stop rising or falling, and stay at the same level: »If the housing market continues to flatten out or even decline, we re in for some tough times.… … Financial and business terms
flatten out — phr verb Flatten out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑curve … Collocations dictionary
flatten out — verb become flat or flatter The landscape flattened • Syn: ↑flatten • Hypernyms: ↑change shape, ↑change form, ↑deform • Hyponyms: ↑splat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Flatten-out — Потеря контраста; Смягчение изображения … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
flatten out — When a horse drops his head almost in a straight line with his body, generally from exhaustion … Equestrian sports dictionary
flatten — [flat′ n] vt. 1. to make flat or flatter 2. Informal to knock down; make prostrate 3. to level to the ground vi. 1. to become flat or flatter 2. to become prostrate flatten out 1 … English World dictionary
flatten — [[t]flæ̱t(ə)n[/t]] flattens, flattening, flattened 1) V ERG If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. [V n] He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book... The dog s ears flattened… … English dictionary
flatten — flat|ten [ flætn ] verb 1. ) flatten or flatten out intransitive or transitive if something flattens or you flatten it, it becomes flat or flatter: This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach. A longer pile carpet will flatten over time. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flatten off/out — UK US flatten off/out Phrasal Verb with flatten({{}}/ˈflætən/ verb [I or T] ► to stop rising or falling, and stay at the same level: »If the housing market continues to flatten out or even decline, we re in for some tough times.… … Financial and business terms
flatten off — UK US flatten off/out Phrasal Verb with flatten({{}}/ˈflætən/ verb [I or T] ► to stop rising or falling, and stay at the same level: »If the housing market continues to flatten out or even decline, we re in for some tough times.… … Financial and business terms
