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A vtr
1 (level) [rain, storm] coucher [crops, grass] ; abattre [tree, fence] ; [bombing, earthquake] raser [building, town] ; he flattened him with a single punch il l'a étendu raide ○ d'un seul coup de poing ; he'll flatten you ○ ! il va te casser la figure ○ ! ;
2 (smooth out) aplanir [surface, ground, road] ; aplatir [metal] ;
3 (crush) écraser [animal, fruit, hat, box etc] ;
4 ○ fig (beat) écraser [person, team] ;
5 Mus baisser (le ton de) [note] ;
6 GB Aut, Elec user [radio battery] ; décharger [car battery].
B vi = flatten out.
C v refl to flatten oneself s'aplatir (against contre) [wall, door etc].
D flattened pp adj [shape, nose, head] aplati ; [box, can] écrasé ; (by rain, storm) [grass, weeds] couché ; (by earthquake, bombs) [building, district] rasé.
Phrasal verb
■ flatten out :
▶ flatten out [slope, road, ground] s'aplanir ; [graph, curve, flight path] se redresser ; [growth, exports, decline] se stabiliser ;
▶ flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out aplanir [ground, road] ; he flattened the map out on the table il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table.

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