one adj (+er) → flach; tyre, nose, feet → platt; surface area → eben; he stood flat against the wall → er stand platt gegen die Wand gedrückt; as flat being a pancake (inf, tyre) → complete platt; (countryside) → full flach; flat roof → Flachdach nt; to slide flat on a person’s experience → auf die Nase fallen; to lie flat → fl