flat Meaning | BeDict

noun

Llano, terreno llano

An area of level ground.

Examples :

"The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. "

El parque tenía una gran zona llana perfecta para jugar al béisbol.

noun

Bemol

A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the "flat" on the B meant to play it a half-step lower. "

El profesor de música explicó que el "bemol" en el Si significaba tocarlo medio tono más bajo.

music essential

noun

Neumático pinchado

A flat tyre/tire.

Examples :

"My bike has a flat, so I can't ride to school today. "

Mi bicicleta tiene un neumático pinchado, así que hoy no puedo ir a la escuela.

vehicle technical essential

noun

Bailarinas, zapatos planos

(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.

Examples :

"She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."

A ella le gustaba caminar con sus bailarinas más que con sus tacones altos.

wear style item thing appearance essential

noun

Zapatillas planas

(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.

Examples :

"My son bought a pair of flat running shoes for track practice. "

Mi hijo compró un par de zapatillas planas para la práctica de atletismo.

sport wear essential

noun

Pincel plano

A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.

Examples :

"The artist used a flat to apply thin layers of paint to the canvas. "

El artista usó un pincel plano para aplicar capas finas de pintura al lienzo.

art utensil essential

noun

Parte plana, superficie

The flat part of something:

Examples :

"The flat of the ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. "

La parte plana de la regla es útil para dibujar líneas rectas.

part appearance essential

noun

Bandeja, paleta

A wide, shallow container or pallet.

Examples :

"a flat of strawberries"

Una bandeja de fresas

utensil item essential

noun

Sobre grande, envío plano

(mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.

Examples :

"My sister sent a large flat of photos from her vacation. "

Mi hermana envió un sobre grande de fotos de sus vacaciones.

stationery communication essential

noun

Vagón plataforma

A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.

Examples :

"The freight train used a flat to transport the heavy machinery. "

El tren de carga utilizó un vagón plataforma para transportar la maquinaria pesada.

vehicle industry essential

noun

Bote de fondo plano

A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.

Examples :

"The little flat was perfect for carrying the family's picnic supplies across the shallow river. "

El pequeño bote de fondo plano era perfecto para transportar los suministros de picnic de la familia a través del río poco profundo.

nautical vehicle essential

noun

Subespacio afín

A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.

Examples :

"The tabletop is a flat surface. "

La superficie de la mesa es un subespacio afín.

math space essential

noun

Sombrero de paja, sombrero plano

A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a wide-brimmed flat to shade his face from the sun at the park. "

Mi abuelo usaba un sombrero de paja de ala ancha para proteger su rostro del sol en el parque.

wear style appearance item essential

noun

Sábana

A flat sheet for use on a bed.

Examples :

"My grandmother brought a new flat to use on her bed. "

Mi abuela trajo una sábana nueva para usar en su cama.

item wear essential

noun

Plataforma, carro

A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.

Examples :

"The school's float for the annual parade featured intricate designs of mythical creatures. "

La plataforma de la escuela para el desfile anual presentaba diseños intrincados de criaturas míticas.

festival culture tradition art essential

noun

Veta horizontal

A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.

Examples :

"The miners discovered a flat, running parallel to the main gold vein, promising a new source of ore. "

Los mineros descubrieron una veta horizontal, que corría paralela a la veta principal de oro, prometiendo una nueva fuente de mineral.

geology mineral essential

noun

Tonto, bobo

A dull fellow; a simpleton.

Examples :

"My brother is a bit of a flat; he doesn't understand the simplest jokes. "

Mi hermano es un poco tonto; no entiende los chistes más simples.

character person essential

noun

Telón de fondo, bastidor

(technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.

Examples :

"The stage crew carefully positioned the flat to represent the school building for the play. "

El equipo de escena colocó cuidadosamente el telón de fondo para representar el edificio escolar para la obra.

technical art entertainment building structure essential

noun

Mariposas hespéridas

Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.

Examples :

"The flat butterfly landed gracefully on the flower, its wings spread wide. "

La mariposa hespérida aterrizó con gracia sobre la flor, con las alas bien extendidas.

animal insect nature essential

noun

Soldado de juguete plano

An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.

Examples :

"My grandfather's collection included many antique flat toys, including a whole regiment of flat soldiers. "

La colección de mi abuelo incluía muchos soldados de juguete planos antiguos, incluido un regimiento entero de soldados planos.

entertainment game essential

verb

Llamar plano, llamar sin subir

To make a flat call; to call without raising.

Examples :

"During the phone call, Sarah flat called the meeting for next week, choosing not to suggest a later date. "

Durante la llamada telefónica, Sarah llamó plano a la reunión para la semana siguiente, optando por no sugerir una fecha posterior.

game sport bet essential

verb

Aplanarse, aplanarse

To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.

Examples :

"The tire on my bicycle flatted after I rode over a sharp piece of metal. "

El neumático de mi bicicleta se aplanó después de que pasé por encima de un trozo de metal afilado.

appearance condition essential

verb

Aplanarse, desinflarse

To fall from the pitch.

Examples :

"The pitcher flat on the final pitch, losing the game. "

El lanzador se desinfló en el lanzamiento final, perdiendo el juego.

music essential

verb

Atonar, bajar

To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.

Examples :

"The singer flatted the high note in the song, making it sound slightly lower than intended. "

El cantante atonó la nota alta en la canción, haciéndola sonar ligeramente más baja de lo previsto.

music sound essential

verb

Aplanar, nivelar

To make flat; to flatten; to level.

Examples :

"The construction workers used a heavy roller to flat the newly poured concrete. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción usaron un rodillo pesado para aplanar el hormigón recién vertido.

appearance action material essential

verb

Aplanar, deprimir

To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.

Examples :

"The long, boring lecture completely flattened my enthusiasm for the history project. "

La larga y aburrida conferencia aplanó por completo mi entusiasmo por el proyecto de historia.

mind character essential

adjective

Plano, llano

Having no variations in height.

Examples :

"The land around here is flat."

La tierra por aquí es llana.

appearance property essential

adjective

Monótono, plano

(voice) Without variations in pitch.

Examples :

"My teacher's voice was flat when she announced the bad test results. "

La voz de mi profesora era monótona cuando anunció los malos resultados del examen.

music sound language communication phonetics essential

adjective

Plano, sin curvas

Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.

Examples :

"That girl is completely flat on both sides."

Esa chica es completamente plana por ambos lados.

appearance body sex essential

adjective

bemol

(note) Lowered by one semitone.

Examples :

"The teacher played the C note, then played a flat C. "

El profesor tocó la nota de Do, luego tocó un Do bemol.

music essential

adjective

Bajo, desafinado

Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.

Examples :

"Your A string is too flat."

Tu cuerda A está demasiado baja.

music sound essential

adjective

Desinflado, pinchado

(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.

Examples :

"My bicycle tire was flat, so I couldn't ride to school today. "

La llanta de mi bicicleta estaba pinchada, así que no pude ir a la escuela hoy.

vehicle condition technical essential

adjective

Aburrido, insulso

Uninteresting.

Examples :

"The party was a bit flat."

La fiesta fue un poco insulsa.

character style attitude essential

adjective

Sin gas, descarbonatado

(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.

Examples :

"The soda was flat, so I didn't enjoy it. "

La soda estaba sin gas, así que no la disfruté.

drink food essential

adjective

Insípido, soso

Lacking acidity without being sweet.

Examples :

"The lemonade was flat; it didn't have any zing. "

La limonada estaba sosa; no tenía chispa.

food drink essential

adjective

Descargada, sin carga

(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.

Examples :

"My phone's battery is flat; I need to charge it. "

La batería de mi teléfono está descargada; necesito cargarlo.

electronics energy essential

adjective

Sin efecto

(of a throw) Without spin; spinless.

Examples :

"The tennis ball flew flat across the court. "

La pelota de tenis voló sin efecto a través de la cancha.

sport technical essential

adjective

Apático, deprimente, aburrido

Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.

Examples :

"The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting."

El diálogo en tu guion es aburrido -- necesitas hacerlo más emocionante.

mind character condition attitude essential

adjective

Rotundo, categórico

Absolute; downright; peremptory.

Examples :

"His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results."

Su afirmación estaba en rotunda contradicción con los resultados experimentales.

attitude character essential

adjective

Sonoro

(of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant

Examples :

"The teacher emphasized the "flat" sound in the word "sing" to help the students pronounce it correctly. "

El profesor enfatizó el sonido sonoro en la palabra "sing" para ayudar a los estudiantes a pronunciarla correctamente.

language phonetics linguistics sound essential

adjective

Sin flexión

(grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".

Examples :

"The word "home" is a flat adjective used as a noun. "

La palabra "home" es un adjetivo sin flexión usado como sustantivo.

grammar linguistics essential

adjective

Con una cabeza muy obtusa en relación con el eje (de un palo de golf)

(of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.

Examples :

"The golf club had a flat head, making it difficult to hit the ball straight. "

El palo de golf tenía una cabeza plana, lo que dificultaba golpear la bola en línea recta.

sport technical essential

adjective

Aplanado en los extremos

(of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.

Examples :

"The pear was flat at the ends, making it look a little unusual. "

La pera estaba aplanada en los extremos, lo que la hacía parecer un poco inusual.

fruit essential

adjective

Plano, superficial

(authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.

Examples :

"The new student's character in the play was flat; we couldn't connect with her because she had no real motivations or flaws. "

El personaje de la nueva estudiante en la obra era plano; no pudimos conectar con ella porque no tenía motivaciones ni defectos reales.

character literature writing story essential

adjective

Fijo, invariable

Fixed; unvarying.

Examples :

"a flat fare on public transport"

Una tarifa fija en el transporte público.

condition quality essential

adverb

Plano

So as to be flat.

Examples :

"Spread the tablecloth flat over the table."

Extiende el mantel plano sobre la mesa.

position appearance essential

adverb

Llanamente, directamente

Bluntly.

Examples :

"I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat."

Le pregunté si quería casarse conmigo y me rechazó directamente.

attitude character language communication essential

adverb

Como máximo

(with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding.

Examples :

"He can run a mile in four minutes flat."

Puede correr una milla en cuatro minutos como máximo.

amount number statistics essential

adverb

Completamente, totalmente

Completely.

Examples :

"I am flat broke this month."

Estoy totalmente arruinado este mes.

language essential

adverb

Directamente, llanamente

Directly; flatly.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the instructions flat out. "

El profesor explicó las instrucciones directamente.

language word essential

adverb

Sin incluir los intereses devengados, en firme

Without allowance for accrued interest.

Examples :

"The bank offered a flat rate for the student loan, meaning no extra interest was added. "

El banco ofreció una tasa fija para el préstamo estudiantil, lo que significaba que no se agregaron intereses adicionales.

finance business essential

noun

Apartamento, piso

An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.

Examples :

"My aunt lives in a small flat above the bakery. "

Mi tía vive en un pequeño apartamento encima de la panadería.

property building architecture place essential

verb

Golpear, pegar

To beat or strike; pound

Examples :

"The carpenter flatted the nail head until it was even with the surface. "

El carpintero golpeó la cabeza del clavo hasta que quedó al ras de la superficie.

action essential

verb

Lanzar, arrojar

To dash or throw

Examples :

"The child flatted the ball against the wall. "

El niño lanzó la pelota contra la pared.

action sport essential

verb

Lanzarse, precipitarse

To dash, rush

Examples :

"The student flatted across the playground to catch the last bus home. "

El estudiante se lanzó a través del patio de recreo para tomar el último autobús a casa.

action way essential

Meanings

Llano, terreno llano

Examples :

"The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. "

El parque tenía una gran zona llana perfecta para jugar al béisbol.

Bemol

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the "flat" on the B meant to play it a half-step lower. "

El profesor de música explicó que el "bemol" en el Si significaba tocarlo medio tono más bajo.

Neumático pinchado

Examples :

"My bike has a flat, so I can't ride to school today. "

Mi bicicleta tiene un neumático pinchado, así que hoy no puedo ir a la escuela.

Bailarinas, zapatos planos

Examples :

"She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."

A ella le gustaba caminar con sus bailarinas más que con sus tacones altos.

Zapatillas planas

Examples :

"My son bought a pair of flat running shoes for track practice. "

Mi hijo compró un par de zapatillas planas para la práctica de atletismo.

Pincel plano

Examples :

"The artist used a flat to apply thin layers of paint to the canvas. "

El artista usó un pincel plano para aplicar capas finas de pintura al lienzo.

Parte plana, superficie

Examples :

"The flat of the ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. "

La parte plana de la regla es útil para dibujar líneas rectas.

Bandeja, paleta

Examples :

"a flat of strawberries"

Una bandeja de fresas

Sobre grande, envío plano

Examples :

"My sister sent a large flat of photos from her vacation. "

Mi hermana envió un sobre grande de fotos de sus vacaciones.

Vagón plataforma

Examples :

"The freight train used a flat to transport the heavy machinery. "

El tren de carga utilizó un vagón plataforma para transportar la maquinaria pesada.

Bote de fondo plano

Examples :

"The little flat was perfect for carrying the family's picnic supplies across the shallow river. "

El pequeño bote de fondo plano era perfecto para transportar los suministros de picnic de la familia a través del río poco profundo.

Subespacio afín

Examples :

"The tabletop is a flat surface. "

La superficie de la mesa es un subespacio afín.

Sombrero de paja, sombrero plano

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a wide-brimmed flat to shade his face from the sun at the park. "

Mi abuelo usaba un sombrero de paja de ala ancha para proteger su rostro del sol en el parque.

Sábana

Examples :

"My grandmother brought a new flat to use on her bed. "

Mi abuela trajo una sábana nueva para usar en su cama.

Plataforma, carro

Examples :

"The school's float for the annual parade featured intricate designs of mythical creatures. "

La plataforma de la escuela para el desfile anual presentaba diseños intrincados de criaturas míticas.

Veta horizontal

Examples :

"The miners discovered a flat, running parallel to the main gold vein, promising a new source of ore. "

Los mineros descubrieron una veta horizontal, que corría paralela a la veta principal de oro, prometiendo una nueva fuente de mineral.

Tonto, bobo

Examples :

"My brother is a bit of a flat; he doesn't understand the simplest jokes. "

Mi hermano es un poco tonto; no entiende los chistes más simples.

Telón de fondo, bastidor

Examples :

"The stage crew carefully positioned the flat to represent the school building for the play. "

El equipo de escena colocó cuidadosamente el telón de fondo para representar el edificio escolar para la obra.

Mariposas hespéridas

Examples :

"The flat butterfly landed gracefully on the flower, its wings spread wide. "

La mariposa hespérida aterrizó con gracia sobre la flor, con las alas bien extendidas.

Soldado de juguete plano

Examples :

"My grandfather's collection included many antique flat toys, including a whole regiment of flat soldiers. "