1 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 as being a pancake (inf, tyre) ? overall platt; (countryside) ? full flach; flat roof ? Flachdach nt; to slide flat on one particular’s experience ? auf die Nase fallen; to lie flat ? flach or platt