flat
To make a flat call; to call without raisingTo make a flat call; to call without raising.
» He laid himself flat on the floor.
Er legte sich auf den Fußboden.
Він розтягнувся на підлозі.
Він ліг та розтягнувся на долівці.
Meaning
9 senses(slang)To make a flat call; to call without raising.
(intransitive)To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
(colloquial, intransitive)To fall from the pitch.
(transitive)To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
(dated, transitive)To make flat; to flatten; to level.
(dated, transitive)To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
(transitive)To dash or throw
(intransitive)To dash, rush
(obsolete, transitive)To beat or strike; pound
Examples
855 sentencesHe laid himself flat on the floor.
Він розтягнувся на підлозі. — aandrusiak
deEr legte sich auf den Fußboden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Please drink the beer before it goes flat.
Прошу пити пиво доки воно не видихалося — ChickenKiev
ruПожалуйста, выпей пиво, пока оно не выдохлось. — odexed
deSie sollten ihr Bier trinken, bevor es schal wird. — Haehnchenpaella
My flat is on the third floor.
Моя квартира на четвертому поверсі. — deniko
deMeine Wohnung ist im dritten Stock. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is convinced that the earth is flat.
Том переконаний, що Земля пласка. — deniko
ruТом уверен, что Земля плоская. — marafon
deTom ist überzeugt, dass die Erde eine Scheibe ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have flat feet.
У мене плоскостопість. — deniko
ruУ меня плоскостопие. — marafon
deIch habe Plattfüße. — Vortarulo
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and SwedishFrom 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 Middle English flatten, from Old French flatir (“to knock or strike down, dash”), from Frankish *flattjan (“to move the palm of the hand”), from Proto-Germanic *flatjaną (“to make flat, flatten”).
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Forms
flats, flatting, flatted, flattedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Home and furniture — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
11 patterns- a flat tire
- flat tire
- had a flat
- flat tire on
- tires is flat
- got a flat
- earth is flat
- fell fell flat
- world is flat
- flat on the
- fell flat