1 adj (+er) → flach; tyre, nose, feet → platt; floor → eben; he stood flat from 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 tumble flat on a person’s face → auf die Nase fallen; to lie flat → flach or platt lieg