flat
word
/ˈfɫæt/
flat
/flˈæt/
flat
Definition
Flat means level and not raised or curved. It can also describe something with no air inside, something with little energy or emotion, or, in British English, an apartment.
Usage & Nuances
Very common and context-dependent. Common collocations: 'flat surface', 'flat tire', 'flat battery', 'flat voice', and in the UK 'a flat'. Don't confuse it with 'apartment'—'flat' is mainly British for the home meaning. 'Flat' can also mean completely direct, as in 'flat refusal' or 'flatly denied'.
Spanish: plano - desinflado - apartamento (Reino Unido)Portuguese (BR): plano - sem gás - apartamento (britânico)Portuguese (PT): plano - sem gás - apartamentoChinese (Simplified): 平的 - 没气的 - 公寓（英式英语）Chinese (Traditional): 平的 - 沒氣的 - 公寓（英式英語）Hindi: समतल - पिचका हुआ - फ्लैट (अपार्टमेंट)Arabic: مسطّح - فارغ من الغاز - شقة (في الإنجليزية البريطانية)Bengali: সমতল - পান্না (টায়ার/সোডা) - নিস্তেজ (ভয়েস/রসিকতা) - ফ্ল্যাট (অ্যাপার্টমেন্ট)Russian: плоский - спущенный (шина, газировка) - безжизненный (голос, шутка) - квартира (брит.)Japanese: 平ら - 空気が抜けた (タイヤ、炭酸) - 単調な (声、ジョーク) - フラット（イギリス英語でアパート）Vietnamese: phẳng - xẹp (lốp xe, nước ngọt) - nhạt nhẽo (giọng nói, câu chuyện cười) - căn hộ (dạng Anh-Anh)Korean: 평평한 - 펑크 난 (타이어, 탄산음료) - 밋밋한 (목소리, 농담) - 플랫(영국식 아파트)Turkish: düz - sönük (lastik/gazoz) - ifadesiz (ses/şaka) - daire (İngilizce: ev)Urdu: ہموار - پنچر (ٹائر/سوفٹ ڈرنک) - بے جان (آواز/لطیفہ) - فلیٹ (برطانوی انگریزی میں اپارٹمنٹ)Indonesian: datar - kempes (ban, soda) - datar (suara/candaan) - flat (apartemen gaya Britania)
Example Sentences
Put the box on the flat table.
basic
My bike tire is flat.
basic
They live in a small flat near the station.
basic
The soda went flat after I left it open all night.
natural
His joke sounded flat, so nobody laughed.
natural
She said a flat no and walked away.
natural