verb🔗ShareAplatir, rendre platTo make something flat or flatter."As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch."Comme il y avait beaucoup de dégâts, nous avons choisi le rouleau compresseur pour aplatir le terrain.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'aplatir, se plaquer contreTo press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed."The cat was flattening itself against the floor, trying to disappear as the dog walked by. "Le chat s'aplatissait contre le sol, essayant de disparaître pendant que le chien passait.bodyactionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbaisser, renverserTo knock down or lay low."The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger."Le boxeur a rapidement renversé son challenger.actionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'aplatir, s'aplanirTo become flat or flatter; to plateau."Prices have flattened out."Les prix se sont stabilisés.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbaisser, renverserTo be knocked down or laid low."The strong winds flattened the sunflowers in the farmer's field. "Les vents forts ont renversé les tournesols dans le champ de l'agriculteur.actiondisasterwarbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaisser d'un demi-tonTo lower by a semitone."The musician flattened the note, making it sound a little lower. "Le musicien a baissé la note d'un demi-ton, ce qui l'a fait sonner un peu plus bas.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRendre fade, édulcorerTo make vapid or insipid; to render stale."The constant repetition of the same jokes was flattening the comedian's routine. "La répétition constante des mêmes blagues rendait la routine du comédien fade.languagewordstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, aplatirTo reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements."The spreadsheet program flattened the two-column list of student grades into a single column of all the scores. "Le tableur a aplati la liste à deux colonnes des notes des élèves en une seule colonne avec tous les scores.computingmathtechnicalstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCombiner, fusionnerTo combine (separate layers) into a single image."The graphic designer finished editing the poster and then began flattening the layers so it could be saved as a single, smaller file. "Le graphiste a terminé de modifier l'affiche, puis a commencé à fusionner les calques afin de pouvoir l'enregistrer sous forme de fichier unique et plus petit.computingtechnologymediaartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAplatissementThe act, or the result of making something flat of flatter"The flattening of the cardboard box made it easier to recycle. "L'aplatissement du carton a facilité le recyclage.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAplatissementA flattened part of something"The Earth is a sphere that has flattenings at the poles."La Terre est une sphère qui présente des aplatissements aux pôles.appearancepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
