flag

a piece of cloth with a design on it that represents your country or organization and is used as a symbol

bandera, pabellón

Collocations national flag · company flag

• The national flag of the United States is red, white and blue.

  La bandera nacional de los Estados Unidos es roja, blanca y azul.

a small flag that is put on a vehicle to show that it needs attention or has an important message for other drivers

banderín, indicador

Collocations warning flag · service flag

• The car had a yellow warning flag on the roof.

  El coche tenía un banderín amarillo en el techo.

a small cloth that is used in some sports to show when a player has scored or made an error, or to stop the game

bandera (de fútbol), indicador

Collocations corner flag · goal flag

• The referee blew his whistle and raised the corner flag.

  El árbitro silbó y levantó la bandera de esquina.

a small picture or symbol on a computer screen that shows the position of something, such as an error message or a warning

banderín (en el ordenador), indicador

Collocations error flag · warning flag

• A red flag appeared on the screen to warn of an error.

  Un banderín rojo apareció en la pantalla para advertir de un error.

to put a small flag on something, such as a vehicle or a post

poner una bandera en algo

• flag something up

• He flagged the car with a warning flag.

  Él puso una bandera de advertencia en el coche.

to mark something as important or needing attention, especially in a computer system

marcar algo como importante

• flag something up

• She flagged the email as urgent.

  Ella marcó el correo electrónico como urgente.

to stop a vehicle or to make it slow down, especially by waving a flag

detenerse (con una bandera), hacer que algo se detenga

Collocations flag to stop

• The driver flagged the car down.

  El conductor hizo que el coche se detuviera con una bandera.

to move a boat or ship using sails, especially when the wind is blowing in the right direction

navegar (con velas), remar con las velas

Collocations flag along

• The ship was flagging along the coast.

  El barco navegaba con las velas a lo largo de la costa.