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Meaning of flatten the curve | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

colloquial

Equivalents

Español aplanar la curva
Français aplatir la courbe

Examples

“It is possible that these measures could have started to flatten the curve of deaths before the effects of the wider lockdown were visible.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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