flæt
flætrooms
1 [countable] (British English) a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a buildingDo you live in a flat or a house?They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor.a ground-floor flata new block of flatsMany large old houses have been converted into flats.Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside.level part
2 [singular] the flat of something the flat level part of somethingHe beat on the door with the flat of his hand.the flat of a swordland
3 [countable, usually plural] an area of low flat land, especially near watersalt flats see also mudflathorse racing
4 the flat, the Flat [singular] (British English) the season for racing horses on flat ground with no jumpsin music
5 [countable] a note played a semitone/half tone lower than the note that is named. The written symbol is (♭)There are no sharps or flats in the key of C major.Opposite
sharp compare naturaltyre
6 [countable] (especially North American English) a tyre that has lost air, usually because of a holeWe got a flat on the way home.We had to stop to fix a flat.in theatre
7 [countable] (technical) a vertical section of scenery used on a theatre stageshoes
8 flats (also flatties) [plural] (informal) shoes with a very low heela pair of flatsIdioms
on the flat
(British English) on level ground, without hills or jumps (= for example in horse racing)Overtaking the next cyclist on an Alpine climb is a dozen times harder than on the flat.
Usage note: Moving houseRentinglive in a rented/(especially North American English) rental propertyrent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartmentrent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsitfind/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommatesign/break the lease/rental agreement/contractextend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancyafford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities(especially British English) fall behind with/(especially North American English) fall behind on the rentpay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security depositgive/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the propertyBeing a landlordhave a flat/apartment/room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rentrent (out)/lease (out)/(British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/propertycollect/increase/raise the rentevict the existing tenantsattract/find new/prospective tenantsinvest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let marketBuyingbuy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estatecall/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/brokermake/(British English) put in an offer on a houseput down/save for (British English) a deposit on a housemake/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/homeapply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan(struggle to) pay the mortgagemake/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments(British English) repossess/(especially North American English) foreclose on somebody's home/houseSellingput your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auctionincrease/lower your price/the asking pricehave/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.