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bandera

flag

noun bahn-DEH-rah Less Common
People & Society Nationality

Also means

banner

Usage Note

Bandera is the standard word for a national or organisational flag. The RAE phrase a toda bandera means 'openly, without restraint', while bajo bandera can refer to military service. In chess, bandera is also the flag-fall marker on an analog clock. Pabellón is the more formal term in official or naval contexts.

Examples

"Ondeó la bandera al viento."

Natural Translation

The flag waved in the wind.

Literal Translation

Waved the flag to-the wind

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