LEARNit Dictionary

flat

noun
A1
1
A1
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building
آپارتمان, واحد مسکونی
see also council flat, granny flat
2
the flat level part of something
سطح صاف, قسمت مسطح, مسطح
He beat on the door with the flat of his hand.
the flat of a sword
3
an area of low flat land, especially near water
دشت, زمین مسطح
salt flats
These birds live on the coastal flats.
mud and sand flats rich in animal life
see also mudflat
4
the season for racing horses on flat ground with no jumps
مسابقه اسب‌دوانی در زمین هموار, دوره مسابقات اسب‌دوانی بدون مانع
5
a note played a semitone lower than the note that is named. The written symbol is (♭).
بمل
There are no sharps or flats in the key of C major.
compare natural
6
a tyre that has lost air, usually because of a hole
پنچر, تایر پنچر, لاستیک خوابیده, لاستیک کم‌ باد
We got a flat on the way home.
We had to stop to fix a flat.
7
a vertical section of scenery used on a theatre stage
پنل صحنه
8
shoes with a very low heel
کفش تخت, کفش بدون پاشنه, کفش با پاشنه کوتاه
a pair of flats
adjective
A2
1
A2
having a level surface, not curved or sloping, and without holes or any bits sticking out
مسطح, صاف, هموار
2
A2
without any slopes or hills
مسطح, صاف, هموار
The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape.
The desert was flat, mile after mile.
He reached a flatter section of land near the river.
the flat plains of northern Germany
3
A2
calm and without waves
آرام, بی‌موج, صاف
The sails hung limply in the flat calm .
The sea was almost completely flat.
The water was dead flat, like a mirror.
4
A2
broad but not very high
مسطح, پهن
Chapattis are a kind of flat Indian bread.
flat shoes
(figurative)The company's organizational structure was kept deliberately flat, with only three levels of hierarchy.
5
not exciting; not feeling or showing interest or enthusiasm
بی‌روح, بی‌هیجان, کسل‌کننده, فاقد شور و شوق
He felt very flat after his friends had gone home.
It was a curiously flat note on which to end the election campaign.
6
not showing much emotion; not changing much in tone
بی‌احساس, بی‌روح, تک‌آهنگ, یکنواخت
Her voice was flat and expressionless.
He spoke in a flat Midlands accent.
He went on in a flat tone.
7
very smooth, with no contrast between light and dark, and giving no impression of depth
صاف, یک‌دست
Acrylic paints can be used to create large, flat blocks of colour.
8
not very successful because very little is being sold; not changing or increasing
بدون رونق, راکد, بی‌رونق
The housing market has been flat for months.
Interest rates have remained flat.
9
not allowing discussion or argument; definite
قطعی, غیرقابل‌بحث, بی‌چون‌و‌چرا
Her request was met with a flat refusal.
He gave a flat ‘No!’ to one reporter's question.
These results are in flat contradiction to the theory of relativity.
10
used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone lower
بمل
That note should be B flat, not B.
compare natural
11
below the correct pitch(= how high or low a note sounds)
پایین تر از پرده صحیح
The high notes were slightly flat.
opposite sharp
12
no longer having bubbles in it; not fresh
بی‌گاز, مانده
The soda was warm and had gone flat.
13
unable to supply any more electricity
خالی, تخلیه شده, بدون شارژ
14
not containing enough air, usually because of a hole
بادخالی
15
with no natural raised curves under the feet
صاف, مسطح, هموار
see also flat-footed
adverb
1
spread out in a level, straight position, especially against another surface
صاف, هموار, مسطح
2
in a definite and direct way
به‌صورت قاطع, صریحاً, قاطعاً
She told me flat she would not speak to me again.
I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat.
3
lower than the correct pitch(= how high or low a note sounds)
کم‌صدا
He sings flat all the time.
opposite sharp
verb
1
to live in or share a flat
زندگی کردن در آپارتمان, اشتراک در آپارتمان