English

Pronunciation
AHD|fl�t, IPA|/flæt/, SAMPA|/fl{t/
audio|en-us-flat.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æt|-æt

Adjective
en-adj|flatter|flattest

1. Having no variations in altitude.

#:The land around here is flat.

1. context|of a tire or other inflated object Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
2. italbrac|music|note Lowered by one semitone.
3. music Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
4. italbrac|music|voice Without variations in pitch.
5. Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
6. Uninteresting.

#:The party was a bit flat.

1. context|wine Lacking acidity without being sweet.

Synonyms
i-c|having no variations in altitude even, planar, plane, smooth, uniform
i-c|deflated deflated
i-c|without variations in pitch monotone
i-c|uninteresting boring, dull, uninteresting
i-c|of wine: lacking acidity flabby

Antonyms
i-c|having no variations in altitude bumpy, cratered, hilly (of terrain), rough (of a surface), wrinkled (of a surface)
i-c|music: lowered by one semitone sharp
i-c|music: lower in pitch than it should be sharp

Derived terms
flatten
flat-footed
flat rate

Translations
trans-top|having no variations in altitude
Albanian: rrafshtë
Catalan: pla
Croatian: ravan
Danish: flad
Dutch: vlak, plat
Finnish: litteä, lakea
French: plain, plat
German: flach
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Hungarian: lapos
Indonesian: datar
Italian: piano
Japanese: 平�� (����, tairana)
Polish: p�aski m, p�aska f, p�askie n, p�ascy plural, p�askie plural,f
Portuguese: plano
Romanian: plan
Russian: пло�кий
Sardinian: pranu
Spanish: llano, plano
Swedish: flat#Swedish|flat, plan#Swedish|plan
Telugu: బల�లపర�ప� (ballaparupu)
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trans-top|of a tire: deflated
Danish: fladt
Dutch: lek, lekke, plat, platte
Finnish: tyhjä, puhjennut
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Italian: sgonfio
Japanese: �����|����� (pankushita)
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trans-top|without variations in pitch
Finnish: lattea, monotoninen
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Italian: monotòno
Swedish: monoton
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trans-top|lowered by one semitone
Finnish: alennettu
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Italian: bemolle
Russian: бемол� (bemól�) m
Swedish: sänkt
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trans-top|lower in pitch than it should be
Finnish: alavireinen
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Swedish: falsk
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trans-top|with its carbon dioxide having come out of solution
Danish: flad
Finnish: väljähtynyt
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Italian: sgasata
Swedish: avslagen
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trans-top|uninteresting
Finnish: tylsä, lattea
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Italian: piatto
Swedish: avslagen
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ttbc|German: (2) platt
ttbc|Indonesian: (1): rata

Adverb
flat

1. So as to be flat.

#:Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.

1. Bluntly.

#:I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.

1. italbrac|with units of time, distance, etc Not exceeding.

#:He can run a mile in four minutes flat.

1. Completely.

#:I am flat broke this month.

Synonyms
i-c|so as to be flat
i-c|bluntly bluntly, curtly
i-c|not exceeding
i-c|completely absolutely, completely, utterly

Translations
trans-top|so as to be flat
Finnish: tasaisesti
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Swedish: platt, jämnt
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trans-top|bluntly
Finnish: tylysti
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trans-top|with units of time, distance, etc: not exceeding
Danish: jævnt
Finnish: tasan, täsmälleen
French: pile
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Swedish: jämnt, blankt
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trans-top|completely
Danish: helt
Finnish: täysin, kokonaan
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Swedish: helt, helt och hållet, totalt
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ttbc|German: (1): flach; (4): völlig, vollkommen
ttbc|Polish: (1): p�asko

Derived terms
flatly
flatness
flat out
flatten
that's flat

Noun
en-noun

1. music A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol � sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B�) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ��)
2. British An apartment.
3. colloquial A flat tyre/tire.
4. in plural A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.

#:She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.

1. context|painting A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
2. An area of level ground

Synonyms
i-c|apartment apartment

Antonyms
i-c|note sharp
i-c|shoes high heels

Derived terms
flatlet

Translations
trans-top|music: note played a semitone lower than a natural
Catalan: bemoll
Dutch: bemol m
Finnish: alennettu
French: bémol m
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Italian: bemolle
Polish: bemol m
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apartment
See apartment

trans-top|flat tyre/tire
Catalan: punxada, avaria
Dutch: lekke band m, platte band m
Finnish: puhjennut rengas, tyhjä rengas
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Italian: not used as a noun in this context
Russian: п�окол m
Swedish: punktering, punka (colloquial)
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trans-top|plural: ladies' shoes
Danish: flade
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Italian: scarpe senza tacco
Swedish: lågklackat, lågklackade skor
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trans-top|brush
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Translations to be checked
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The translations for "apartment" should be moved to apartment.
ttbc|Neapolitan: (2): quartìno m
ttbc|Polish: (2): mieszkanie n

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|flats

1. flat, apartment

Swedish

Adjective
flat

1. flat#Adjective|flat (having no variations in altitude)

#:Solen reflekterades i spegelns flata yta.
#::The sun was reflected in the flat surface of the mirror.

1. spineless, being a doormat, abstaining from defending one's convictions

#:Han var alldeles för flat mot chefen, och fick inte heller någon löneökning.
#::He let the manager walk all over him and did not get a raise.

Synonyms
;flat
platt
;spineless
eftergiven
mjäkig

ar:flat
el:flat
fa:flat
fr:flat
io:flat
id:flat
it:flat
kk:flat
hu:flat
ml:flat
nl:flat
no:flat
pl:flat
pt:flat
ru:flat
simple:flat
fi:flat
sv:flat
ta:flat
te:flat
vi:flat
tr:flat
uk:flat
zh:flat

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