1 (compress, squash) [+road, grass] allanar; aplanar; [+hair, paper] alisar flatten the dough with a rolling pin aplanar or extender la masa con un rodillo
around two-and-a-half tons of beefcake will flatten the grass at Wembley this afternoon Shape this mixture into fingers, then flatten slightly and square the sides his hair stood upright, despite all attempts to flatten it she didn't wear a hat because she didn't want to flatten her new curls with his black hair flattened to his head by the rain
I flattened myself against the wall me pegué a la pared
3 (knock down) [+building, city] arrasar; [+person] tumbar he could flatten me with one blow podría tumbarme de un solo golpe
you don't have to threaten to flatten Baghdad the rain completely flattened the gladioli it exploded, obliterating the destroyer and flattening most of the buildings along the docks Buildings were flattened and cars and buses are still buried under rubble he always looks like he's ready to flatten me a 4ft 11in, 8st girl is never going to flatten a 6ft, 15st man
4 (defeat, subdue) desanimar; desalentar she felt flattened se sintió desalentada
Joan felt flattened: her presence on the stage was no more than a convenience to Hajek many punters will have been flattened by Saturday's results
