flatten out

flatten out
flatten out
I. vi
1. (become flatter) inclination flach[er] werden; ground, path eben[er] werden
2. AVIAT (fly level) plane sich akk fangen, ausschweben
3. (stabilize) demand, inflation sich akk abflachen; prices, numbers auf dem gleichen Stand [o unverändert] bleiben
II. vt
1. (make flatter)
to \flatten out out ⇆ sth etw ebnen; blanket, map, tablecloth etw ausbreiten; dent etw ausbeulen; paper, bag etw glatt streichen
2. (make equal)
to \flatten out out a difference/variation eine Differenz/Abweichung ausgleichen
* * *
1. vi
(countryside) flach(er) or eben(er) werden; (road) eben(er) werden; (AVIAT) ausschweben; (fig, inflation, demand) abflachen; (prices) nicht mehr so stark steigen
2. vt sep
path ebnen; metal glatt hämmern; map, paper, fabric glätten

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