one 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 a pancake (inf, tyre) ? total platt; (countryside) ? complete flach; flat roof ? Flachdach nt; to tumble flat on a single’s encounter ? auf die Nase fallen; to lie flat ? flach or platt liegenI