No. 6,972 in Dutch
afvlakken
"Afvlakken" means "to flatten" or "to level out."
In a sentence
De lijn op de grafiek begint af te vlakken na een periode van snelle groei.
The line on the graph starts to level off after a period of rapid growth.
In this sentence, 'afvlakken' is used to describe the action of leveling off or becoming less steep in relation to a graph line.
Ze proberen de verschillen tussen de groepen af te vlakken door beter onderwijs aan te bieden.
They try to smooth out the differences between the groups by offering better education.
Here, 'afvlakken' means to smooth out or reduce disparities among groups.
Met de juiste techniek kun je oneffenheden in de muur gemakkelijk afvlakken.
With the right technique, you can easily smooth out the irregularities in the wall.
In this example, 'afvlakken' refers to flattening or smoothing out a physical surface, such as a wall.
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