FLATTEN - Translation from English into French

English

French

I. flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

1. flatten (level):

flatten rain, storm: crops, grass

coucher

flatten tree, fence

abattre

flatten bombing, earthquake: building, town

raser

he flattened him with a single punch

il l'a étendu raide d'un seul coup de poing inf

he'll flatten you inf!

il va te casser la figure! inf

2. flatten (smooth out):

flatten surface, ground, road

aplanir

flatten metal

aplatir

3. flatten (crush):

flatten animal, fruit, hat, box etc

écraser

4. flatten (beat) fig, inf:

flatten person, team

écraser

5. flatten MUS:

flatten note

baisser (le ton de)

6. flatten Brit:

flatten MOTOR, ELEC radio battery

user

flatten car battery

décharger

II. flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

flatten → flatten out

III. to flatten oneself VB refl

to flatten oneself refl:

to flatten oneself

s'aplatir (against contre)

IV. flattened ADJ

flattened shape, nose, head

aplati

flattened box, can

écrasé

flattened (by rain, storm) grass, weeds

couché

flattened (by earthquake, bombs) building, district

rasé

I. flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out)

flatten out slope, road, ground:

s'aplanir

flatten out graph, curve, flight path:

se redresser

flatten out growth, exports, decline:

se stabiliser

II. flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out)

flatten out ground, road:

flatten out

aplanir

he flattened the map out on the table

il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table

I. flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out)

flatten out slope, road, ground:

s'aplanir

flatten out graph, curve, flight path:

se redresser

flatten out growth, exports, decline:

se stabiliser

II. flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out)

flatten out ground, road:

flatten out

aplanir

he flattened the map out on the table

il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table

French

English

écrabouiller fleurs

to flatten

faucher cyclone, pluie, explosion: arbres, bâtiment

to flatten

niveler relief

to flatten

aplatir carton, tôle

to flatten

s'aplatir personne:

to flatten oneself (contre against, dans in)

se plaquer contre un mur

to flatten oneself against a wall

écraser éléphant, tank: végétation, relief

to flatten

coucher blés, herbes

to flatten

jeter bas adversaire, immeuble

to flatten

English

French

flatten [ˈflætn] VB trans

flatten

aplatir

French

English

aplatir

to flatten

aplatir qc voûte

to flatten sth down

s'aplatir contre le mur

to flatten oneself against the wall

se redresser

to flatten out

coucher blés

to flatten

English

French

flatten [ˈflæt· ə n] VB trans

flatten

aplatir

French

English

aplatir

to flatten

aplatir qc voûte

to flatten sth down

s'aplatir contre le mur

to flatten oneself against the wall

coucher blés

to flatten

redresser avion

to flatten out

Present

I	flatten
you	flatten
he/she/it	flattens
we	flatten
you	flatten
they	flatten

Past

I	flattened
you	flattened
he/she/it	flattened
we	flattened
you	flattened
they	flattened

Present Perfect

I	have	flattened
you	have	flattened
he/she/it	has	flattened
we	have	flattened
you	have	flattened
they	have	flattened

Past Perfect

I	had	flattened
you	had	flattened
he/she/it	had	flattened
we	had	flattened
you	had	flattened
they	had	flattened

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The heat of the newly deposited volcanic pile tends to cause the semi-molten material to flatten out as they become welded.

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Add 10% solar to flatten out the peaks and troughs from wind.

cleantechnica.com

They may eventually flatten out and distend towards the galaxy's centre, or suffer perturbations to their orbits.

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And the second part is arguably the toughest to write, since its at the centre of the arc of the plot, where the trajectory could very easily flatten out.

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These compositions were composed of bright, non-nuanced areas of color which tend to flatten out the form.

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