noun🔗SharePlaine, surface planeAn area of level ground."The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. "Le parc avait une grande plaine parfaite pour jouer au baseball.geographygeologyareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn bémolA note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol â™ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., Bâ™) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. â™â™ª)."The music teacher explained that the "flat" on the B meant to play it a half-step lower. "Le professeur de musique a expliqué que le « bémol » sur le Si signifiait qu'il fallait le jouer un demi-ton plus bas.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePneu crevéA flat tyre/tire."My bike has a flat, so I can't ride to school today. "Mon vélo a un pneu crevé, donc je ne peux pas aller à l'école aujourd'hui.vehicletechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallerines, chaussures plates(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels."She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."Elle aimait marcher en ballerines plus qu'en talons hauts.wearstyleitemthingappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChaussures de course plates(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes."My son bought a pair of flat running shoes for track practice. "Mon fils a acheté une paire de chaussures de course plates pour l'entraînement sur piste.sportwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePinceau platA thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting."The artist used a flat to apply thin layers of paint to the canvas. "L'artiste a utilisé un pinceau plat pour appliquer de fines couches de peinture sur la toile.artutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePartie plate, surfaceThe flat part of something:"The flat of the ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. "La partie plate de la règle est utile pour tracer des lignes droites.partappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlateau, bacA wide, shallow container or pallet."a flat of strawberries"Un plateau de fraisesutensilitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnvoi plat, grand format(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."My sister sent a large flat of photos from her vacation. "Ma sœur a envoyé un envoi plat de photos de ses vacances.stationerycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWagon platA railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar."The freight train used a flat to transport the heavy machinery. "Le train de marchandises a utilisé un wagon plat pour transporter les machines lourdes.vehicleindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBateau à fond platA flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught."The little flat was perfect for carrying the family's picnic supplies across the shallow river. "Le petit bateau à fond plat était parfait pour transporter les provisions de pique-nique de la famille à travers la rivière peu profonde.nauticalvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSous-espace affineA subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension."The tabletop is a flat surface. "Le dessus de la table est une surface plane.mathspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChapeau de paille, chapeau platA straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned."My grandfather wore a wide-brimmed flat to shade his face from the sun at the park. "Mon grand-père portait un chapeau plat à larges bords pour se protéger du soleil au parc.wearstyleappearanceitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDrapA flat sheet for use on a bed."My grandmother brought a new flat to use on her bed. "Ma grand-mère a apporté un nouveau drap pour utiliser sur son lit.itemwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlateau, charA platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions."The school's float for the annual parade featured intricate designs of mythical creatures. "Le char de l'école pour le défilé annuel présentait des dessins complexes de créatures mythiques.festivalculturetraditionartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilon horizontalA horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal."The miners discovered a flat, running parallel to the main gold vein, promising a new source of ore. "Les mineurs ont découvert un filon horizontal, parallèle au filon principal d'or, promettant une nouvelle source de minerai.geologymineralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrétin, imbécileA dull fellow; a simpleton."My brother is a bit of a flat; he doesn't understand the simplest jokes. "Mon frère est un peu un crétin ; il ne comprend pas les blagues les plus simples.characterpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn élément de décor, un panneau(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."The stage crew carefully positioned the flat to represent the school building for the play. "L'équipe de scène a soigneusement positionné le panneau pour représenter le bâtiment scolaire pour la pièce.technicalartentertainmentbuildingstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHespéridesAny of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land."The flat butterfly landed gracefully on the flower, its wings spread wide. "Le papillon Hespérides s'est posé gracieusement sur la fleur, ses ailes déployées.animalinsectnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSoldat de plomb platAn early kind of toy soldier having a flat design."My grandfather's collection included many antique flat toys, including a whole regiment of flat soldiers. "La collection de mon grand-père comprenait de nombreux soldats de plomb plats anciens, dont tout un régiment.entertainmentgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAppeler à plat, ne pas hausserTo make a flat call; to call without raising."During the phone call, Sarah flat called the meeting for next week, choosing not to suggest a later date. "Pendant l'appel téléphonique, Sarah a appelé à plat la réunion pour la semaine prochaine, choisissant de ne pas suggérer une date ultérieure.gamesportbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'aplatir, s'aplanirTo become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface."The tire on my bicycle flatted after I rode over a sharp piece of metal. "Le pneu de mon vélo s'est aplati après que j'ai roulé sur un morceau de métal tranchant.appearanceconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'aplatir, creverTo fall from the pitch."The pitcher flat on the final pitch, losing the game. "Le lanceur s'est aplati sur le dernier lancer, perdant le match.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBécarre, abaisserTo depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone."The singer flatted the high note in the song, making it sound slightly lower than intended. "Le chanteur a abaissé la note aiguë dans la chanson, la faisant sonner légèrement plus bas que prévu.musicsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplatir, nivelerTo make flat; to flatten; to level."The construction workers used a heavy roller to flat the newly poured concrete. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont utilisé un rouleau compresseur pour aplanir le béton fraîchement coulé.appearanceactionmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplatir, affaiblirTo render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress."The long, boring lecture completely flattened my enthusiasm for the history project. "La longue et ennuyeuse conférence a complètement affaibli mon enthousiasme pour le projet d'histoire.mindcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlat, uniHaving no variations in height."The land around here is flat."Le terrain par ici est plat.appearancepropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMonotone, sans modulation(voice) Without variations in pitch."My teacher's voice was flat when she announced the bad test results. "La voix de mon professeur était monotone lorsqu'elle a annoncé les mauvais résultats du test.musicsoundlanguagecommunicationphoneticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlat, sans formesHaving small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks."That girl is completely flat on both sides."Cette fille est complètement plate des deux côtés.appearancebodysexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Sharebémol(note) Lowered by one semitone."The teacher played the C note, then played a flat C. "Le professeur a joué la note de do, puis un do bémol.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBasse, graveOf a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be."Your A string is too flat."Votre corde de La est trop basse.musicsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrevé(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture."My bicycle tire was flat, so I couldn't ride to school today. "Le pneu de mon vélo était crevé, donc je n'ai pas pu aller à l'école aujourd'hui.vehicleconditiontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnnuyeux, platUninteresting."The party was a bit flat."La soirée était un peu plate.characterstyleattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉventé(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."The soda was flat, so I didn't enjoy it. "Le soda était éventé, donc je ne l'ai pas apprécié.drinkfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFade, insipideLacking acidity without being sweet."The lemonade was flat; it didn't have any zing. "La limonade était fade ; elle manquait de peps.fooddrinkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDéchargée, à plat(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead."My phone's battery is flat; I need to charge it. "La batterie de mon téléphone est déchargée ; je dois le recharger.electronicsenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSans effet(of a throw) Without spin; spinless."The tennis ball flew flat across the court. "La balle de tennis a volé sans effet à travers le court.sporttechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMorne, terne, ennuyeuxLacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring."The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting."Le dialogue de votre scénario est terne -- vous devez le rendre plus passionnant.mindcharacterconditionattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCatégorique, formelAbsolute; downright; peremptory."His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results."Son affirmation était en contradiction formelle avec les résultats expérimentaux.attitudecharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSonore(of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant"The teacher emphasized the "flat" sound in the word "sing" to help the students pronounce it correctly. "Le professeur a mis l'accent sur le son sonore dans le mot « sing » pour aider les élèves à le prononcer correctement.languagephoneticslinguisticssoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNon fléchi(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"."The word "home" is a flat adjective used as a noun. "Le mot « home » est un adjectif non fléchi utilisé comme nom.grammarlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvec une tête de club plate(of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft."The golf club had a flat head, making it difficult to hit the ball straight. "Le club de golf avait une tête plate, ce qui rendait difficile de frapper la balle droit.sporttechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAplati aux extrémités(of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends."The pear was flat at the ends, making it look a little unusual. "La poire était aplatie aux extrémités, ce qui lui donnait un aspect un peu inhabituel.fruitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlat, superficiel(authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional."The new student's character in the play was flat; we couldn't connect with her because she had no real motivations or flaws. "Le personnage de la nouvelle élève dans la pièce était plat ; nous n'avons pas pu nous attacher à elle car elle n'avait ni motivations ni défauts réels.characterliteraturewritingstoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFixe, invariableFixed; unvarying."a flat fare on public transport"Un tarif fixe dans les transports en commun.conditionqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÀ platSo as to be flat."Spread the tablecloth flat over the table."Étalez la nappe à plat sur la table.positionappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareFranchement, carrémentBluntly."I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat."Je lui ai demandé s'il voulait m'épouser et il m'a carrément refusée.attitudecharacterlanguagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAu plus de(with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding."He can run a mile in four minutes flat."Il peut courir un mile en quatre minutes au plus.amountnumberstatisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareComplètement, tout à faitCompletely."I am flat broke this month."Je suis complètement fauché ce mois-ci.languageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareDirectement, franchementDirectly; flatly."The teacher explained the instructions flat out. "Le professeur a expliqué les instructions franchement.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareForfaitairement, sans intérêt couruWithout allowance for accrued interest."The bank offered a flat rate for the student loan, meaning no extra interest was added. "La banque a proposé un taux forfaitaire pour le prêt étudiant, ce qui signifiait qu'aucun intérêt supplémentaire n'était ajouté.financebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppartementAn apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room."My aunt lives in a small flat above the bakery. "Ma tante habite dans un petit appartement au-dessus de la boulangerie.propertybuildingarchitectureplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre, frapperTo beat or strike; pound"The carpenter flatted the nail head until it was even with the surface. "Le charpentier a battu la tête du clou jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit au niveau de la surface.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer, jeterTo dash or throw"The child flatted the ball against the wall. "L'enfant a lancé la balle contre le mur.actionsportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe précipiter, foncerTo dash, rush"The student flatted across the playground to catch the last bus home. "L'étudiant s'est précipité à travers le terrain de jeu pour attraper le dernier bus pour rentrer chez lui.actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading