flag down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flag down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flag down VB [Am flæɡ -, Brit flaɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

flag down car/motorist:

flag down

parar (haciendo señas)

Translations for flag down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

take down flag

bajar

pull down blind/flag/screen

bajar

Translations for flag down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flag¹ [Am flæɡ, Brit flaɡ] N

1.1. flag:

flag (of nation, movement, organization)

bandera f

flag (of nation, movement, organization)

pabellón m form

flag (pennant)

banderín m

to salute or honor the flag (in US)

saludar (a) la bandera

to sail under the Panamanian flag

navegar con bandera panameña

to sail under the Panamanian flag

navegar con pabellón panameño form

to go down with all flags flying

caer con las botas puestas

to go down with all flags flying

luchar valientemente hasta el final

to keep the flag flying (maintain traditions)

mantener las tradiciones de la patria

there's one team left to keep the flag flying

queda un equipo defendiendo los colores nacionales

to put the flags out

celebrar algo por todo lo alto

to show or fly the flag

hacer patria

to show or fly the flag

dejar bien puesta la bandera

I'll go along to show the flag inf

iré para hacer acto de presencia

1.2. flag (as marker, signal):

flag

bandera f

to fly or wave the white flag

enarbolar la bandera blanca

2. flag (on map, chart):

flag

banderita f

3. flag COMPUT:

flag

indicador m

flag

bandera f

4.1. flag Am (in taxi):

flag

bandera f

4.2. flag Am (on mailbox):

flag

banderita metálica que indica que hay correo para recoger

5. flag (masthead) JOURN:

flag

cabecera f

flag

nombre m

II.flag¹ <pres part flagging; pt, pp flagged> [Am flæɡ, Brit flaɡ] VB trans

1.1. flag (mark with flags):

flag

marcar con banderas

flag

señalar con banderas

1.2. flag (mark for special attention):

flag

marcar

1.3. flag COMPUT:

flag

señalar (con un indicador o una bandera)

2. flag (stop) → flag down

See also flag down

flag down VB [Am flæɡ -, Brit flaɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

flag down car/motorist:

flag down

parar (haciendo señas)

flag² [Am flæɡ, Brit flaɡ] N (on pavement)

flag

losa f

flag

piedra f

flag³ [Am flæɡ, Brit flaɡ] N BOT

flag

lirio m

flag⁴ <pres part flagging; pt, pp flagged> [Am flæɡ, Brit flaɡ] VB intr

1. flag person/animal:

flag

desfallecer

flag

flaquear

2. flag:

flag interest/conversation/spirits:

decaer

flag attendance:

disminuir

flag attendance:

bajar

their strength flagged

les fallaron or les flaquearon las fuerzas

the movement has begun to flag

el movimiento ha empezado a perder vigor or fuerza

3. flag <flagging, pres part > enthusiasm/interest/confidence:

flag

cada vez menor

he tried to revive their flagging spirits

intentó levantarles el ánimo

he tried to revive their flagging spirits

intentó reanimarlos

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

flag down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flag down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flag¹ [flæg] -gg- -gg- N

1. flag:

flag (national)

bandera f

flag (pennant)

estandarte m

to raise a flag

izar una bandera

to fly the flag fig

hacer acto de presencia

to keep the flag flying fig

resistir

2. flag (marker):

flag

señalizador m

II.flag¹ [flæg] -gg- -gg- VB trans

flag (mark)

señalar

flag (label computer data)

etiquetar

III.flag¹ [flæg] -gg- -gg- VB intr

flag

flaquear

flag² [flæg] N (stone)

flag

losa f

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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Police chased them off the wall and took the flag down.

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

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The woman abducted with the dispensary owner was unharmed and managed to flag down a police car after running for a mile in the dark.

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As the train approached, four men approached the night operator at the station and ordered him to flag down the train.

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Officials flag down an auto, haggle with the driver over the fare, to conduct their surprise raid.

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

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

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Decades later, when the bridge was torn down, there were a number of sightings of a man wandering along the tracks trying to flag down trains.

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She runs outside to flag down the helicopter after it takes off.

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