flats in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for flats in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADJ

1. flat:

flat (level) surface, landscape, road

piatto, piano

flat roof

piatto

flat (not rounded) stone

piatto

flat stomach, chest, face

piatto

flat nose

schiacciato, camuso

flat (shallow) dish

piano

flat basket, box

piatto, poco profondo

to be flat on one's back, face

essere (lungo) disteso sulla schiena, stare bocconi

to hammer sth flat

appiattire qc col martello

to be squashed flat

essere schiacciato

2. flat (deflated):

flat tyre, ball

sgonfio

to have a flat tyre

avere uno pneumatico sgonfio or una gomma a terra

to go flat

sgonfiarsi

3. flat (pressed close):

her feet flat on the floor

con i piedi che appoggiavano bene a terra

4. flat (with low heels):

flat shoes, heels

basso

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection, denial

netto, secco, deciso

you're not going and that's flat!

non ci vai, e su questo non ci sono dubbi or non ci piove!

6. flat (standard):

flat fare, fee

fisso, forfettario

flat charge

fisso

7. flat:

flat (monotonous) voice, tone

monotono, monocorde

flat (unexciting) performance, story, style

noioso

flat (unexciting) performance, story, style

piatto

flat colour

spento

flat colour

opaco

flat taste

insipido

8. flat (not fizzy):

flat beer, lemonade

sgassato, non più frizzante

to go flat beer:

perdere l'effervescenza

9. flat (depressed):

to feel flat person:

sentirsi depresso or giù di corda or a terra

he sounded a bit flat

sembrava un po' giù di morale or giù di corda

10. flat Brit battery:

flat

scarico

to go flat ELEC

scaricarsi

to go flat MOTOR

essere a terra

to go flat MOTOR

essere scarico

11. flat (slow):

flat COMM, ECON market, trade

inattivo

flat COMM, ECON market, trade

in ristagno

flat spending, profits

ristagnante

12. flat MUS:

flat note

bemolle

flat (off key) voice, instrument

stonato

in the key of B flat minor

in si bemolle minore

13. flat (matt):

flat paint, surface

opaco

II.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADV

1. flat (horizontally):

flat lay, lie

disteso

flat fall

(lungo) disteso

to knock sb flat

atterrare qn

to lay sb flat

stendere or buttare a terra qn

they laid the village flat

hanno raso al suolo il villaggio

to lie flat person:

giacere (lungo) disteso

to lie flat hair:

essere piatto

to lie flat pleat:

essere appiattito, piatto

to lie, land flat on one's back

giacere, cadere disteso sulla schiena

I was lying flat on my back

giacevo disteso sulla schiena or supino

to fall flat on one's face

cadere lungo disteso or bocconi

to fall flat on one's face fig

rompersi il collo

2. flat (in close contact):

we pressed flat against the wall

ci schiacciammo contro il muro

she pressed her nose flat against the window

incollò il naso alla finestra

3. flat (exactly):

in 10 minutes flat

in dieci minuti esatti

4. flat (absolutely):

flat inf

decisamente

flat inf

seccamente

she told me flat that …

mi ha detto chiaro e tondo che …

to turn [sth] down flat offer, proposal

rifiutare [qc] recisamente

they went flat against their orders

hanno deliberatamente disobbedito agli ordini

5. flat MUS:

flat sing, play

in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato

III.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt] N

1. flat (level part):

the flat of hand

il palmo di

the flat of oar, sword

il piatto di

on the flat Brit walk, park

in piano, su terreno piano

2. flat (on car, bike):

flat inf

pneumatico m sgonfio

flat inf

gomma f a terra

3. flat MUS (note, sign):

flat

bemolle m

4. flat THEAT:

flat

fondale m

5. flat GEOG:

salt flat

piana salina

IV.flats N npl

1. flats Am (shoes):

flats inf

scarpe f basse

2. flats GEOG (marshland):

flats

terreno m basso

flats

palude f

V.flat¹ <forma in -ing flatting, pt, pp flatted> [Brit flat, Am flæt] VB trans

1. flat (make flat):

flat

spianare

flat

appiattire

2. flat MUS:

flat

bemollizzare

3. flat paint:

flat

opacizzare

VI.flat¹ <forma in -ing flatting, pt, pp flatted> [Brit flat, Am flæt] VB intr

flat

appiattirsi

flat

spianarsi

VII.flat¹ [Brit flat, Am flæt]

to fall flat play:

fare fiasco

to fall flat joke:

cadere nel vuoto

to fall flat party, evening, plan:

essere un fiasco, un insuccesso

flat² [Brit flat, Am flæt] N Brit (apartment)

flat

appartamento m

flat racing [Am ˈflæt ˈˌreɪsɪŋ] N U HORSE RAC

flat racing

corse fpl piane

flat food [ˈflætfuːd] N Am inf

flat food

= piatti pronti serviti da tavole calde e ristoranti anche a domicilio

flat foot <pl flat foots, flat feet> [Brit ˈflatfʊt, Am ˈflætfʊt] N Brit inf, pej

flat foot

piedipiatti m

salt flat [ˈsɔːltˌflæt] N

salt flat

piana f salina

flat race [Am ˈflæt ˈˌreɪs] N RIDING

flat race

corsa f piana

flat season [ˈflætˌsiːzn] N

flat season

stagione f delle corse piane

council flat [ˈkaʊnslˌflæt] N

council flat

appartamento m di casa popolare

service flat [ˈsɜːvɪsflæt] N Brit

service flat

appartamento m in affitto con servizio di pulizia

flats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flats in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flat¹ <-tt-> [flæt] ADJ

1. flat:

flat surface

piatto, -a

flat land

pianeggiante

flat as a pancake inf

piatto come una frittata

2. flat (unexciting):

flat

piatto, -a

3. flat drink:

flat

sgasato, -a

4. flat tire:

flat

a terra

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection

categorico, -a

and that's flat

e non se ne parli più

6. flat COMM (not changing):

flat

fisso, -a

7. flat MUS:

flat note

bemolle

flat string

scordato, -a

II.flat¹ <-tt-> [flæt] ADV

1. flat (level):

flat

lungo disteso

to lie flat on one's back

stare a pancia in su

2. flat inf (absolutely):

flat

completamente

Phrases:

to be flat broke

essere completamente al verde

to fall flat

essere un fiasco

in five minutes flat inf

in cinque minuti esatti

III.flat¹ [flæt] N

1. flat (level surface):

flat of sword, knife

piatto m

the flat of one's hand

il palmo m della mano

2. flat (low level ground):

flat

pianura f

salt flats

saline f pl

3. flat (flat tire):

flat

foratura f

4. flat MUS:

flat

bemolle m inv

flat² [flæt] N (apartment)

flat

appartamento m

flat feet N pl

flat feet

piedi m pl piatti

flat-footed [ˌflæt·ˈfʊ·t̬ɪd] ADJ

flat-footed

con i piedi piatti

Translations for flats in the Italian»English Dictionary

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piano (-a)

flat

pianeggiante

flat

a tutto spiano

flat out

schiacciato (-a)

flat

sgonfio (-a)

flat

trenette

long flat pasta

flats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lie flat on one's back

stare a pancia in su

the flat of one's hand

il palmo m della mano

salt flats

saline f pl

to fall flat on one's face

cadere faccia a terra

my flat is the one immediately above yours

il mio appartamento è quello subito sopra il tuo

small flat cheese from Central Italy

caciotta

to fall flat on one's back

andare a -e all'aria

to fall flat on one's face

cadere lungo e disteso

type of flat, usually salty bread

schiacciata

flat unleavened bread from the Emilia Romagna region

piadina