flatten

1. (переходный)To make something flat or flatter.

   As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.

   Mary would flatten the dough before rolling it into pretzels.

   plätten, flachmachen, planieren

   раска́тыватьraskátyvatʹ, раската́тьraskatátʹ, разгла́живатьrazgláživatʹ

   make flat or flatter

2. (возвратное)To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.

3. (переходный)To knock down or lay low.

   The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger.

   plattmachen

   разма́затьrazmázatʹ

4. (непереходный)To become flat or flatter; to plateau.

   Prices have flattened out.

   become flat or flatter

5. (непереходный)To be knocked down or laid low.

6. To lower by a semitone.

   lower the pitch of (musical notes)

7. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.

8. (переходный)To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.

9. (переходный)To combine (separate layers) into a single image.

1. They flattened themselves against the wall.

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2. We need to flatten the curve.

   ukНам потрібно згладити криву.

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3. That new company could flatten the competition.

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4. Tom is working on flattening his stomach.

   deTom arbeitet an der Wiederflachmachung seines Bauches.

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5. My ass is flattening out from sitting.

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правильный · Урок

• flatten outсглаживатьTo make flat (something rough, folded or bumpy).
• flatten downTo become or make (something) flat.