adjective/verb (past participle)
achatado, aplanado, comprimido
1. Made flat or level; compressed or pressed down
The flattened dough was ready for baking.
A massa achatada estava pronta para assar.
2. Reduced in height, thickness, or prominence
The car was flattened by the heavy machinery.
O carro foi achatado pela maquinaria pesada.
3. Emotionally defeated or exhausted
He felt completely flattened after hearing the bad news.
Ele se sentiu completamente desanimado após ouvir a má notícia.
4. In music, lowered in pitch by a semitone
The flattened note gave the melody a different character.
A nota abaixada deu um caráter diferente à melodia.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'achatado' is the most common everyday term, while 'aplanado' is more technical. The emotional sense of being 'flattened' (desanimado or desapontado) is well understood in both Brazilian and American contexts. In music, the term 'bemol' (flat) is used instead of 'flattened' in Portuguese.
NYC Slang
squashed, crushed (when referring to being emotionally defeated: 'knocked down')
Related Idioms & Phrases
flattened out - to become level or even
completely flattened - emotionally exhausted or defeated
flattened affect - psychiatric term for reduced emotional expression
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