1 adj (+er) → flach; tyre, nose, feet → platt; surface → eben; he stood flat towards the wall → er stand platt gegen die Wand gedrückt; as flat like a pancake (inf, tyre) → complete platt; (countryside) → complete flach; flat roof → Flachdach nt; to slide flat on one’s deal with → auf die Nase fallen; to lie flat → flach or pla