flatly

[US]/'flætli/
[UK]/ˈflætɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. stanowczo; zdecydowanie; bezpośrednio
monotonnie; obojętnie
równomiernie; gładko

Phrases & Collocations

flatly deny

zdecydowanie zaprzeczyć

stare flatly

patrzeć prosto

speak flatly

mówić prosto

express flatly

wyrażać prosto

answer flatly

odpowiadać prosto

refuse flatly

odmówić stanowczo

state flatly

stwierdzać prosto

look flatly

spoglądać prosto

respond flatly

reagować prosto

Example Sentences

flatly oppose this suggestion

stanowczo sprzeciwiam się temu sugestii

they flatly refused to play.

stanowczo odmówili zagrania.

He flatly denied it.

stanowczo temu zaprzeczył.

I flatly refused to attend their reception.

stanowczo odmówiłem uczestniczenia w ich przyjęciu.

He flatly refused to join us.

stanowczo odmówił dołączenia do nas.

The mother flatly rejected my proposal that she meet her daughter tomorrow.

Matka stanowczo odrzuciła moją propozycję, aby spotkała się ze swoją córką jutro.

Real-world Examples

To be flatly honest, we don't know.

Szczerze mówiąc, nie wiemy.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

“What do you want? ” asked Harry flatly.

„Co chcesz?” zapytał Harry śmiało.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" He died in camp, " said Scarlett flatly.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" What did Jacob say? " he asked flatly.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

“I know it sounds crazy, ” said Harry flatly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" No, I couldn't, " said Professor McGonagall flatly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" There are no nice Republicans, " said Melanie flatly.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" No, Wade, " she said flatly. " I don't."

Source: Crazy Element City

" Ser Amory Lorch is dead, " Tyrion said flatly.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

But has been flatly contradicted by the defendant.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

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