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flag down VB trans

to flag down ⇆ sb/sth

jdn/etw anhalten

the police flagged him down for speeding

die Polizei hat ihn wegen zu hoher Geschwindigkeit angehalten

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take down ⇆ a flag

eine Fahne einholen

to haul down a flag/sail

eine Fahne/ein Segel einholen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Having no radio, he had to wait until he was able to flag down a passing ship for help. en.wikipedia.org

They flag down a passing float plane, which lands in the lake. en.wikipedia.org

Trying to flag down a passing car for help, she was mistaken as a hitchhiker, and died by the roadside. en.wikipedia.org

The bank refused to take the flag down. en.wikipedia.org

They manage to flag down a passing car, whose occupants promise to notify the authorities. en.wikipedia.org

Ultimately, he had to flag down a passing car and ask the driver (who was driving a borrowed car without a license) to take him to the ceremony. en.wikipedia.org

At daybreak, they flag down another pickup truck and ask the driver for a ride. en.wikipedia.org

Large-scale efforts across the distribution incur over nights during this time to move toads over roads, collect data and flag down motorists. en.wikipedia.org

While on the open ocean, they tried to flag down ships patrolling the busy shipping lanes. en.wikipedia.org

In theory, prospective passengers must flag down the train as it approaches the station. en.wikipedia.org

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