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გამოთქმა: /flat/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations:he sat down on a flat rock trim the surface of the cake to make it completely flat
  • (of land) without hills:thirty-five acres of flat countryside
  • (of an expanse of water) calm and without waves.
  • not sloping:the flat roof of a garage
  • having a broad level surface but little height or depth; shallow:a flat rectangular box a flat cap
  • (of shoes) without heels or with very low heels.
  • 2lacking emotion; dull and lifeless:‘I’m sorry,’ he said, in a flat voice
  • (of a person) without energy or enthusiasm:his sense of intoxication wore off until he felt flat and weary
  • (of trade, prices, etc.) not showing much activity; sluggish:the UK housing market was flat
  • (of a colour) uniform:a flat shade of grey
  • (of a photograph or negative) lacking contrast.
  • 3(of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence: she sipped some of the flat champagne
  • (of something kept inflated, especially a tyre) having lost some or all of its air, typically because of a puncture.
  • British (of a battery) having exhausted its charge.
  • 4 [attributive] (of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases:a flat fare of £2.50See also flat rate.
  • (of a denial, contradiction, or refusal) completely definite and firm; absolute:the request was met with a flat refusal
  • 5(of musical sound) below true or normal pitch.
  • [postpositive] (of a key) having a flat or flats in the signature.
  • [postpositive] (of a note) a semitone lower than a specified note:E flat
  • 6 (Flat) relating to flat racing:the Flat season

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • 1in or to a horizontal position:he was lying flat on his back she had been knocked flat by the blast
  • lying in close juxtaposition, especially against another surface:his black curly hair was blown flat across his skull
  • so as to become smooth and even:I hammered the metal flat
  • 2 informal completely; absolutely:I thought you’d turn me down flat [as submodifier]:Myers was flat broke
  • used with an expression of time to emphasize how quickly something can be done or has been done:you can prepare a healthy meal in ten minutes flat
  • 3below the true or normal pitch of musical sound: it wasn’t a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notes

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1 [in singular] the flat part of something:she placed the flat of her hand over her glass
  • (usually flats) an area of low level ground, especially near water:the shingle flats of the lake
  • North American a shallow container in which seedlings are grown and sold.
  • a shoe with a very low heel or no heel: she wore black leggings, a white strapless dress, and a pair of electric blue flats
  • a railway wagon with a flat floor and no sides or roof; a flatcar.
  • 2 (often flats) an upright section of stage scenery mounted on a movable frame.
  • 3 informal, chiefly North American a flat tyre: I’ve got a flat—there were nails under the wheel
  • 4 (the Flat) British flat racing.
  • 5a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch.
  • the sign (♭) indicating a flat.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 (usually as adjective flatted) Music, North American lower (a note) by a semitone:‘blue’ harmony emphasizing the flatted third and seventh
  • 2 archaic make flat; flatten:flat the loaves down

fall flat

fail completely to produce the intended or expected effect:his jokes fell flat

fall flat on one's face

fail in an embarrassingly obvious way:we might fall flat on our faces and end up bankrupt

(as) flat as a pancake

flat out

  • 1as fast or as hard as possible:the whole team is working flat out to satisfy demand
  • 2 informal, chiefly North American without hesitation or reservation:she flat out said she didn’t trust her fellow board members (as adjective flat-out)flat-out perjury
  • 3lying stretched out, especially asleep or in a state of exhaustion: he lay flat out, breathing heavily

on the flat

British
on level ground as opposed to uphill:the car wouldn’t go uphill or overtake on the flat
(on the Flat) (of a horse race) on an open course as opposed to one with jumps.

that's flat

informal used to indicate that one has reached a decision and will not be persuaded to change one’s mind:he won’t leave and that’s flat

flatness

noun

flattish

adjective

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