flag down

flæɡ daʊn

flagged downflagging down

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Definition of flag down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

transportationsignal to stop a moving vehicle or person

She flagged down a taxi after the concert.

hail

signal

wave down

communicationuse a gesture to attract attention

He flagged down the waiter for the bill.

beckon

signal

wave down

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Expressions with flag

white flag

flag used as a sign of surrender or truce

The army raised a white flag to stop the fighting..

red flag

warning sign of potential danger

His temper was a red flag for the team.

beige flag

small ordinary but slightly odd habit in a romantic partner

Leaving every cabinet open is his beige flag.

plant a flag

place a flag in the ground

They plant a flag at the top of the mountain.

raise a flag

hoist a flag on a pole

They raise a flag every morning at the camp.

raise a red flag

indicate a potential problem or danger

The sudden drop in sales raised a red flag for the company.

Terms with flag down included in their meaning

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lower the flag

flagpole

move a flag down a pole

half-staff

flag position

flag flown halfway down as a sign of mourning or respect

Examples of flag down in a sentence

We had to flag down a passing car for help.
She managed to flag down a taxi in the rain.
They tried to flag down a passing car for help.

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French:arrêter, faire signe, ...
German:heranwinken, ...
Italian:fermare, fare cenno, ...
Spanish:hacer señas, ...
Portuguese:sinalizar, acenar, ...
Chinese:拦下, 招手叫住, ...
Japanese:止める, 手を振る, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَوْقَف, اِسْتَوْقَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְאוֹתֵת לַעֲצוֹר, לְסַמֵּן, ...
Russian:остановить, подзывать, ...
Ukrainian:зупинити жестом, привернути увагу, ...
Hindi:हाथ देकर रोकना, इशारा करना, ...
Bengali:থামার ইশারা করা, মনোযোগ আকর্ষণ করা, ...
Catalan:parar, cridar l'atenció, ...
Czech:mávnutím zastavit, zastavit, ...
Danish:få til at standse, vinke, ...
Dutch:aanhouden, wenken, ...
Greek:κάνω σήμα να σταματήσει, κάνω σήμα, ...
Hungarian:megállítani, odahívni, ...
Khmer:ហៅឲ្យឈប់, ហៅដោយកាយវិការ, ...
Korean:세우다, 손짓하다, ...
Persian:اشاره کردن, جلب توجه کرد, ...
Polish:zatrzymać, przywołać, ...
Portuguese (BR):chamar, sinalizar, ...
Romanian:a face semn, a atrage atenția, ...
Swedish:vinka in, vinka åt sig, ...
Thai:เรียกให้หยุด, เรียก, ...
Turkish:durdurmak, el etmek, ...
Vietnamese:vẫy dừng, vẫy tay gọi, ...

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