flatten(
flah
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dihn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. aplanar
The army flattened the ground where it had passed through.El ejército aplanó el suelo sobre el que pasó.
b. allanar
Next, the steamroller comes through to flatten the tar.Luego, la aplanadora pasa para allanar el alquitrán.
c. alisar
By the time Maria arrived at the ball, the rain had completely flattened her hair.Para cuando María llegó al baile, la lluvia le había alisado el pelo por completo.
d. aplastar
One of the extras flattened Lincoln's top hat when he sat on it.Uno de los extras aplastó el sombrero de copa de Lincoln cuando se sentó en él.
a. arrasar
The supervisor told the demolition crew that they had flattened the wrong building.El supervisor le dijo a la cuadrilla de demolición que habían arrasado con el edificio equivocado.
b. tumbar
The linebacker burst through the offensive line and flattened the quarterback.El linebacker irrumpió por la línea ofensiva y tumbó al quarterback.
a. bajar medio tono
The beboppers were famous for flattening the fifths in their melodies.Los músicos de bebop eran famosos por bajar medio tono las quintas en sus melodías.
a. pegarse
The spy flattened himself against the wall to listen to the interrogation taking place on the other side.El espía se pegó a la pared para escuchar el interrogatorio que se llevaba a cabo del otro lado.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. allanarse
Don't worry; the trail flattens at the top of this hill.No te preocupes; el sendero se allana en la cumbre de esta colina.
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