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A vtr1 ( level) [rain, storm] coucher [crops, grass] ; abattre [tree, fence] ; [bombing, earthquake] raser [building, town] ; he flattened him with a single punch il l'a étendu raide ○ d'un seul coup de poing ; he'll flatten you ○ ! il va te casser la figure ○ ! ;3 ( crush) écraser [animal, fruit, hat, box etc] ;5 Mus baisser (le ton de) [note] ;D flattened pp adj [shape, nose, head] aplati ; [box, can] écrasé ; (by rain, storm) [grass, weeds] couché ; (by earthquake, bombs) [building, district] rasé.■ flatten out:▶ flatten out [slope, road, ground] s'aplanir ; [graph, curve, flight path] se redresser ; [growth, exports, decline] se stabiliser ;▶ flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out aplanir [ground, road] ; he flattened the map out on the table il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table. -
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flatten [ˈflætn]a. ( = make less bumpy) aplanir* * *['flætn] 1.transitive verb1) ( level) [rain] coucher [crops, grass]; abattre [tree, fence]; [bombing] raser [building]he'll flatten you! — (colloq) il va te casser la figure! (colloq)
2) ( smooth out) aplanir [surface]; aplatir [metal]3) ( crush) écraser [animal, fruit, object]4) Music baisser (le ton de) [note]2. 3.to flatten oneself — s'aplatir ( against contre)
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flatten ['flætən](a) (path, road, ground) aplanir; (dough, metal) aplatir; (animal, person → of vehicle) écraser; (house, village → of bulldozer, earthquake) raser; (crop → of wind, storm) écraser, aplatir; (piece of paper) étaler;∎ to flatten oneself against a wall se plaquer ou se coller contre un mur∎ that'll flatten her ça lui clouera le bec, ça la remettra à sa place(countryside) s'aplanir(a) (countryside, hills) s'aplanir(piece of paper, cloth) étaler à plat; (bump, path, road) aplanir -
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I. vi3. (stabilize) demand, inflation sich akk abflachen; prices, numbers auf dem gleichen Stand [o unverändert] bleibenII. vt1. (make flatter)▪ to \flatten out out ⇆ sth etw ebnen; blanket, map, tablecloth etw ausbreiten; dent etw ausbeulen; paper, bag etw glatt streichen2. (make equal)to \flatten out out a difference/variation eine Differenz/Abweichung ausgleichen* * *1. vi(countryside) flach(er) or eben(er) werden; (road) eben(er) werden; (AVIAT) ausschweben; (fig, inflation, demand) abflachen; (prices) nicht mehr so stark steigen2. vt seppath ebnen; metal glatt hämmern; map, paper, fabric glätten -
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flatten out [slope, road, ground] s'aplanir; [graph, curve, flight path] se redresser; [growth, exports, decline] se stabiliser; flatten out [something], flatten [something] out aplanir [ground, road] -
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flatten [ˊflætn] v1) де́лать(ся) ро́вным, пло́ским; выра́внивать, разгла́живать2) стиха́ть (о ветре, буре)3) выдыха́ться, станови́ться безвку́сным (о пиве, вине)4) станови́ться вя́лым, ску́чным5) придава́ть ма́товость6) сл. приводи́ть в уны́ние7) разг. унижа́ть; оскорбля́ть8) разг. нанести́ уда́р, сбить с ног; раздави́тьа) выра́внивать ( самолёт);б) раска́тывать, расплю́щивать -
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flatten out 1) сплесквам, разточвам; 2) ав. заемам отново хоризонтално положение. -
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flatten v 1. TE glätten; ebnen, planieren; richten (z. B. Blech); 2. TE abflachen, abplatten, flachdrücken; 3. OB, TE abstumpfen (Anstrich)English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > flatten
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flatten something against somebody — ˌflatten sth/yourself aˈgainst/ˈon sb/sth derived to press sth/your body against sb/sth • She flattened her nose against the window and looked in. • Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass. Main entry: ↑flattenderived … Useful english dictionary
flatten yourself against somebody — ˌflatten sth/yourself aˈgainst/ˈon sb/sth derived to press sth/your body against sb/sth • She flattened her nose against the window and looked in. • Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass. Main entry: ↑flattenderived … Useful english dictionary
flatten something on somebody — ˌflatten sth/yourself aˈgainst/ˈon sb/sth derived to press sth/your body against sb/sth • She flattened her nose against the window and looked in. • Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass. Main entry: ↑flattenderived … Useful english dictionary