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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesachatar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.ʃaˈtaɾ/
"Você pode achatar a caixa para facilitar o transporte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To knock someone down or defeat them completely.
"The champion's powerful punch managed to flatten his opponent." - 2
To make or become flat or level.
"He used a heavy roller to flatten the newly laid turf."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'flaten', formed from the adjective 'flat' combined with the verbal suffix '-en'. Its roots trace back to Old Norse 'flatr', meaning level or even, evolving through Germanic branches to describe the physical action of making something level or smooth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flatten" is said worldwide
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aplatir
Transliteration: /a.pla.tiʁ/
"Il faut aplatir la pâte avec un rouleau."
abflachen
Transliteration: /ˈapˌflaxn̩/
"Die Kurve wird sich in den kommenden Wochen abflachen."
appiattire
Transliteration: /ap.pjatˈti.re/
"Bisogna appiattire la superficie prima di dipingere."
aplanar
Transliteration: /a.plaˈnaɾ/
"El terreno necesita ser aplanado antes de construir."
achatar
Transliteration: /a.ʃaˈtaɾ/
"Você pode achatar a caixa para facilitar o transporte."
सपाइंदा करना
Transliteration: chaptā karnā
Script: चपटा करना
"रोटी बनाने के लिए आटे को चपटा करना पड़ता है।"
弄平
Transliteration: nòng píng
"请把这张纸弄平。"
납작하게 하다
Transliteration: napjak-hage hada
"반죽을 밀대로 밀어서 납작하게 만드세요."
平らにする
Transliteration: taira ni suru
"地面を平らにする作業が必要です。"
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