A1noun · frequent

flat

flat · flats

квартира, апартамент

плоскость, бемоль, равнина, балетки

Fläche, Ebene, Blatt, Träger

An area of level groundAn area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).

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UK/ˈflat/US/ˈflæt/

» He laid himself flat on the floor.

Er legte sich auf den Fußboden.

Він розтягнувся на підлозі.

Він ліг та розтягнувся на долівці.

Meaning

32 senses

An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
The hovercraft skimmed across the open flats.
the eastern end of the salt flat; mud flat, tidal flat, flood flat
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
Level ground in general.
I can run on the flat but not up hills.
The going will be easier once we're through these mountains and onto the flat.
a level tract of land
(sometimes)Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
This horse will do better over the flat.
flat racing, the flat season
(Australia, sometimes)The area in the centre of a racecourse.
The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
The key of E♭ has three flats.
erniedrigter Ton, Erniedrigungszeichen
бемо́льbemólʹ
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
(informal)A flat tyre/flat tire.
a deflated pneumatic tire
(in the plural)A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
Ballerinas, Freizeitschuhe, Turnschuhe
туфли-балеткиtufli-baletki, балеткиbaletki
(in the plural)A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
Breitpinsel
The most prominent flat part of something.
Fläche, Abflachung
пло́скостьplóskostʹ
The most prominent flat part of something.
The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
Blatt

Examples

855 sentences

He laid himself flat on the floor.
Він розтягнувся на підлозі.
deEr legte sich auf den Fußboden.
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Please drink the beer before it goes flat.
Прошу пити пиво доки воно не видихалося
ruПожалуйста, выпей пиво, пока оно не выдохлось.
deSie sollten ihr Bier trinken, bevor es schal wird.
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My flat is on the third floor.
Моя квартира на четвертому поверсі.
deMeine Wohnung ist im dritten Stock.
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Tom is convinced that the earth is flat.
Том переконаний, що Земля пласка.
ruТом уверен, что Земля плоская.
deTom ist überzeugt, dass die Erde eine Scheibe ist.
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I have flat feet.
У мене плоскостопість.
ruУ меня плоскостопие.
deIch habe Plattfüße.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

area of level ground:

music: note played a semitone lower than a natural:

plural: ladies' shoes:

Deutsch

By meaning 7

area of level ground:

music: note played a semitone lower than a natural:

plural: ladies' shoes:

thin, broad brush:

flat part of something:

swordfighting: flat side of a blade:

wide, shallow container:

Origin

From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish

From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish flat, Danish flad), from Proto-Germanic *flataz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”); akin to Saterland Frisian flot (“smooth”), German Flöz (“a geological layer”), Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), Latvian plats, Sanskrit प्रथस् (prathas, “extension”). Doublet of plat and pleyt.

From an alteration (due to Scots flatt (“a level part of a structure”)) of Scots flet, flett (“inner part of a house”), from Middle English flet (“dwelling”), from Old English flet, flett (“ground floor, dwelling”), from Proto-West Germanic *flati, from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from Proto-Germanic *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”). More at flet, flat₁.

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