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flag carrier

compagnie nationale

[Bus.]

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flag	v.	garnir de drapeaux (vt.) ; signaler (vt.) ; faiblir (vi.)
flag	v.	marquer	[Comp.]
flag	n.	drapeau	[Comp.]
flag	n.	(of a note) crochet (m) ; croche (f) ; indicateur (m) de durée	[Mus.]
Flag Day	n.	Jour du Drapeau
flag page	n.	page de titre
flag stop	n.	arrêt facultatif

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flag

   [+country, organization]   drapeau    m
→ ... the American flag
→ They had raised the white flag in surrender.
flag of convenience      pavillon    m   de complaisance
to fly the flag for        (fig)
  [+country, organization]   défendre les couleurs de
→ Don't expect him to be flying the flag for his home country

flagstone dalle f

      vi
[person]   faiblir, fléchir
→ By 4,000m he was beginning to flag.
[enthusiasm]   tomber
→ His enthusiasm was in no way flagging.

chequered flag
n (MOTOR RACING) drapeau m à damier

corner flag
n (FOOTBALL) piquet m de coin

▲ flag down
      vt sep   héler, faire signe (de s'arrêter) à
→ They flagged a car down.
→ They flagged down a passing family who stopped to help them ...

▲ flag up
      vt sep   (=signal, warn about)   signaler
→ Concerns flagged up by the Good Shopping Guide include: GM ingredients, animal welfare, child labour
→ The Herald was first to flag up the possibility of a full-scale takeover

flag stop
n (US, for bus) arrêt m facultatif

flag-waving

n (=jingoism) chauvinisme m
→ The real costs of the war have been ignored in the flag-waving of recent months.

      modif
[people]   cocardier (-ière)
→ a group of flag-waving spectators

white flag
      n   drapeau    m   blanc
to run up the white flag      (=surrender)   lever le drapeau blanc

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"flag carrier": examples and translations in context

Vietnam Airlines is the country's national flag carrier.	Vietnam Airlines est la compagnie aérienne nationale du pays.
Luxair is the flag carrier airline of Luxembourg.	Luxair est la compagnie aérienne du Luxembourg.
The Libyan flag carrier will use the new aircraft to replace and expand its existing fleet.	La compagnie nationale libyenne exploitera ces appareils pour remplacer et développer sa flotte actuelle.
Third A380 order from the German flag carrier	Troisième commande d'A380 de la compagnie nationale allemande
There is no flag carrier in the country.	Le pays n'a pas de transporteur national.
The livery's stylish design and deep colours are a proud assertion as the nation's flag carrier.	Son tracé stylisé et ses couleurs fortes sont une affirmation de la fierté de notre transporteur national.

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