The answer of our country is to be understood as a flat rejection of the proposal.La respuesta de nuestro país debe interpretarse como un rechazo categórico de la propuesta.
Do you want to go to the cafeteria for lunch? No, thanks. The food's flat there.¿Quieres ir a la cafetería para almorzar? No, gracias. La comida es sosa.
Elsa showed me a flat photograph of her house covered in snow on a cloudy day.Elsa me mostró una fotografía sin contraste de su casa cubierta de nieve en un día nublado.
He left the headlights on all night and now the car's battery is flat.Dejó los faros prendidos toda la noche y ahora la batería del carro está descargada.
The champion flat jockey for 2014 was Richard Hughes with 161 wins.El jinete campeón de carreras de caballos de 2014 fue Richard Hughes con 161 victorias.
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Flats are your best choice if you like to be comfortable and fashionable.Los zapatos de tacón bajo son la mejor elección si te gusta ir cómoda y a la moda.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he was lying flat on the floorestaba tumbado en el suelo;he laid his hands flat on the tablepuso las manos extendidas sobre la mesa;keep your feet flat on the floormantén los pies bien pegados al suelo;the sea was calm and flatel mar estaba en calma y no había olas
the house had a flat roofthe two men threw themselves flattiles can be fixed to flat, dry surfacesflat roofs tend to leakthe landscape became wider, flatter and more scenic
lie flat on your backtúmbate de espaldas en el suelo
he was flat on his back for a month after the accidenttuvo que guardar cama durante un mes después del accidente
to fall flat on one's facecaer(se) de bruces
the government's campaign fell flat on its facela campaña del gobierno resultó un fracaso
I was hoping to impress them with my speech, but I just fell flat on my facethe PR job on behalf of the RAF fell flat on its faceThe polling organisations fell flat on their face, too. They got the result disastrously wrongthe plot nearly fell flat on its face
flat as a pancakeliso como la palma de la mano
the tyre was as flat as a pancakethe countryside is as flat as a pancakethe economy is still as flat as a pancake
she smoothed the paper flathis hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat
3(shallow)[+dish]llano;[+box]plano
bake the flan in a flat dishshe was carrying a square, flat box
4[+foot, shoe]plano;[+nose]chato
flat shoes are more comfortable for long journeysthe condition of flat feet tends to run in families
to have flat feettener los pies planos
5(deflated)[+tyre, ball]pinchado;desinflado
this tyre/ball is flatI stopped to get a flat tyre changedI drove for two miles on a flat tyre
we got a flat tyrese nos pinchó una rueda;se nos ponchó una llanta; (Méx)I had a flat tyretenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada;tenía un pinchazo;tenía una ponchada; (Méx)
they were stuck when their vintage Rolls got a flat tyreI got out and discovered I had a flat tyreshe's got a flat tyre and needs someone to repair itwe had a flat tyre and stopped to get it fixed
6(dull, lifeless)[+voice, colour]apagado;[+taste, style]soso;[+light]sin contraste;[+drink]sin burbujas or gas;[+battery]descargado
the atmosphere at the party was a bit flatel ambiente de la fiesta estaba un poco apagado
I've never heard the party leader give such a flat speechI hate the flat taste of the tap water hereI thought the lasagne was a bit flathis face looked grey in that flat lightthe flat light of the midday sunher voice was flat, with no energy or hope in it
I've got a flat batteryse me ha descargado la batería
I'm feeling rather flatestoy un poco deprimido
the past few days have felt flat and empty
she meant it as a joke, but it fell flatlo dijo de broma, pero nadie le vio la gracia
the champagne has gone flatal champán se le ha ido la fuerza or se le han ido las burbujas
how can we stop the champagne from going flat?he left the lights on all night and the battery went flat
7(inactive)[+trade, business]flojo
sales have been flat this summerlas ventas han estado flojas este verano;no ha habido mucho movimiento de ventas este verano
he warns sales will be flat for the rest of the yeartruck sales were up, but car sales stayed flatthroughout the country, house prices have remained flat
8(outright)[+refusal, denial]rotundo;terminante
his suggestion met with a flat refusalsu sugerencia recibió una negativa rotunda or terminante
he says he's not going and that's flatdice que no va y sanseacabó
the Ministry has offered a flat denial of any involvementand that's flat!she'll just give you a flat refusal
9(Mús)[+voice, instrument]desafinado
she/her singing was flatdesafinaba cantando
(of key)bemol
E flat majormi bemol mayor
Schubert's B Flat Piano Trio
10(fixed)[+rate, fee, charge]fijo
you must agree to pay a flat fee to the agency if they find you a permanent jobsometimes there is a flat fee for a specific jobthey are going to cut all prices by a flat 2%flat rate of [pay]the allowance is paid [at] a flat ratefees are charged at a flat rate rather than a percentage
11(Horse Racing)
flat jockeyjinete (m) de carreras sin obstáculos
the flat seasonla temporada de carreras de caballos sin obstáculos
12(not shiny)(of painted surface)mate;sin brillo
adverb
1(absolutely)
to be flat brokeestar pelado (informal);estar sin un duro (informal); (Esp)estar sin un peso (informal); (LAm)
2(outright)[+refuse]rotundamente;terminantemente
I told her flat that she couldn't have itle dije terminantemente que no se lo podía quedar
they said flat out they do not make this type of loan at all
to turn sth down flatrechazar algo rotundamente or de plano
3(exactly)
he did it in ten minutes flatlo hizo en diez minutos justos or exactos
he explained it all to me in two minutes flatin ten minutes flat
4especially(Britain)
flat out: flat out, the car can do 140mphcuando pones el coche a toda máquina, llega a las 140 millas por hora
to go flat outir a toda máquina
he was going flat out at 60mph
to go flat out for sthintentar conseguir algo por todos los medios;she went flat out for the titleintentó por todos los medios conseguir el título
to work flat out (to do sth)trabajar a toda máquina (para hacer algo)
I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it on time - my people are already working flat outRescuers worked flat out throughout the night to free themto be lying [out] flat flat [out]he was lying flat out
5(Mús)
to play/sing flattocar/cantar demasiado bajo;desafinar
noun
1[of hand]palma (f);[of sword]cara (f) de la hoja
he rested his head in the flat of his handShe held out lumps of sugar in the flat of her handbehave, or I'll show you the flat of my hand
2(Mús)bemol (m)
is it a sharp or a flat?
3(Aut)pinchazo (m);ponchada (f); (Méx)
after I got back on the road, I developed a flat
we got a flatse nos pinchó una rueda;se nos ponchó una llanta; (Méx)
I had a flattenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada;tenía un pinchazo;tenía una ponchada; (Méx)
4flats(Geog)(marshland)marismas (f);(sand)bancos (m) de arena
mud flatsmarismas (f)
salt flatssalinas (f)
5(Teat)bastidor (m)
6(Horse Racing)
the flatlas carreras de caballos sin obstáculos
he has raced seven times on the flat this season
modifier
flat cap (n)gorra de lana con visera
flat pack (n)
it comes in a flat packviene en una caja plana para el automontaje
flat racing (n)carreras (f) de caballos sin obstáculos
flat screen (n)(TV)(Comput)pantalla (f) plana
a type of aircraft spina region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings - often heard colloquially in relation to car accelerationa type of haircut where the hair is cut shortest on the top so that it stands up from the scalp and appears flat from the crown to the forehead
