# flach

flach is a German adjective meaning “shallow”. Forms: flacher, am flachsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: flacher
- Superlative: am flachsten

## In other languages

- Русский: плоский

## Meanings

1. shallow (wide and not deep)
   - flaches Wasser — shallow water
2. flat (wide and not high)
   - ein flacher Kuchen — a flat cake
3. not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
   - ein flaches Bergplateau — a level mountain plateau
4. _figurative_ shallow, vapid (lacking intellectual or spiritual depth, refinement)
   - ein flacher Witz / ein Flachwitz — a shallow joke

## Examples

- Früher dachte man, dass die Welt flach sei. — It used to be thought that the Earth was flat.
- Sie glaubten, dass die Erde flach sei. — They believed that the earth was flat.
- Tomas glaubt, dass die Erde flach ist. — Tomas believes the earth is flat.
- Früher glaubten die Leute, die Erde wäre flach. — People once believed the world was flat.
- Der Teich ist zu flach, um darin schwimmen zu können. — The pond is too shallow for swimming.

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