Flag

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Intransitive verb 1.4.1 Translations

English

Noun

flag (plural: flags)

1. a piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

   Most countries, and many smaller political divisions, have a recognizable flag as a symbol.

   Some signaling systems use flags to transmit messages, such as semaphore and nautical signal flags.

   In American football, yellow flags are used to indicate penalties.

2. (Computers) a binary variable used to indicate when an event or condition occurs.

   A special mark indicating that a piece of data is unusual.

3. a flagstone .

Translations

• Catalan: bandera f
• Danish: flag n
• Dutch: vlag f, vaandel n
• Finnish: lippu (1, 2) (Suomi )
• French: drapeau m
• German: Flagge f (1), Bitschalter m (2), Fliese f (3)
• Hungarian zászló (1), jelzőbit (2), járdalap (3)
• Indonesian: bendera
• Kurdish: ala f
• Lao: ທຸງ
• Romanian: drapel n, steag n, stindard n
• Slovene: zastava f (1)
• Spanish: bandera f
• Swedish: flagga (1,2), fana (1)
• Tok Pisin: plag (1)

Adjective

flag

1. Of or pertaining to an admiral, commodore, or general officer

   Captains park in the second row, flag officers next to the building.

Transitive verb

to flag (flags, flagged , flagging )

1.  : to signal (an event).

   The compiler flagged three errors.

2. (often with down) to signal (someone) to stop.

   Please flag a taxi down for me.

Translations

• Danish: signalere (1); tilkalde (2)
• Hungarian: jelez (1), leint (2)
• Swedish: signalera (1), flagga för (1)

Intransitive verb

to flag (flags, flagged , flagging )

1. to weaken.

   His strength flagged toward the end of the race.

Translations

• Danish: svækkes
• Dutch: verzwakken
• French: affaiblir
• German: erlahmen
• Hungarian: lankad