drop the flag

When the first horse reaches the winning post, one of the judges there drops a flag. (Suppl) — Когда первая лошадь приходит к финишу, один из судей взмахивает флажком.

to fight under the flag of a country — сражаться под флагом какой-л. страны

to fly a country's flag — вывешивать флаг какой-л. страны

to plant one's flag — водружать свой флаг

to sail under the flag of a state — плавать под флагом какого-л. государства

to hang out /to show/ the white flag - вывесить белый флаг; сдаваться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

black flag - а) чёрный /пиратский/ флаг; б) ист. флаг, поднимаемый над тюрьмой в знак совершившейся казни

house flag - мор. вымпел судоходной компании

ships of all flags - образн. суда всех стран

♢ to show the flag - появиться на минуту [ср. тж. 1, 1)]

to fly one's flag - мор. командовать соединением

to get one's flag - мор. стать адмиралом

to hoist one's /the/ flag - мор. принимать командование

to strike one's /the/ flag - а) мор. сдавать командование; б) сдаваться, покоряться, прекращать сопротивление

to keep the flag flying - а) высоко держать знамя (чего-л.); б) быть воинственно настроенным, не сдаваться

to drop the flag - спорт. махнуть флажком ( сигнал в состязании)

to flag a taxi - остановить /поймать/ такси (тж. to flag down)

to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow

we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo

to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria

to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità

to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]

to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]

to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn

to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow

we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo

to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria

to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità

to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]

to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]

to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los

fly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen

small retailers are dropping like flies — kleine Einzelhändler gehen massenweise ein (inf)

that's the only fly in the ointment (inf) — das ist das einzige Haar in der Suppe

there are no flies on him ( Brit inf ) — ihn legt man nicht so leicht rein (inf)

I'm already late, I must fly — ich bin schon spät dran, ich muss jetzt wirklich sausen (inf)

to fly to sb's side — an jds Seite eilen

to fly at sb (inf) —

he really let fly — er legte kräftig los; (verbally also) er zog kräftig vom Leder

to knock or send sb/sth flying — jdn/etw umschmeißen (inf) or umwerfen

he sent the ball flying over the wall — er schleuderte or schmiss (inf) den Ball über die Mauer

to go flying (person) — hinfallen; (object) runterfallen

to fly in the face of reason (person, organization) — sich über jede Vernunft hinwegsetzen; (idea, theory etc) jeder Vernunft entbehren

to fly for one's life — um sein Leben laufen/fahren etc

to fly the country — aus dem Land flüchten

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los

lower age limit — edad f mínima

to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos

it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas

• the lower bunk — la litera de abajo

• the lower left corner — la esquina inferior izquierda

• the lower half/ part of — la mitad/parte inferior de, la mitad/parte de abajo de

• the lower chamber — (Parl) la cámara baja

• the lower court — (Jur) los tribunales inferiores

• the lower middle class(es) — la clase media baja

• soldiers in the lower ranks — soldados mpl de menor rango or de rango inferior

• the lower school — el segundo ciclo

• the lower abdomen/ back — la parte inferior del abdomen/de la espalda

• she suffered severe cuts on her lower leg — sufrió cortes de gravedad en la parte inferior de la pierna

• the lower limbs — los miembros inferiores

to lower o.s. — (fig) rebajarse

• to lower one's guard — bajar la guardia

• to lower one's headlights — (US) poner las luces de cruce

• to lower one's voice — bajar la voz

lower case N — (Typ) minúsculas fpl

lower class N —

the lower class or classes — la clase baja

lower deck N — [of bus] piso m de abajo; (Naut) (=part of ship) cubierta f inferior

the lower deck * — (=personnel) los marineros

the Lower House N — (Parl) la Cámara Baja

lower jaw N — mandíbula f inferior

lower lip N — labio m inferior

lower sixth N — (Brit) ≈ 1º de Bachillerato f

lower vertebrates NPL — vertebrados mpl inferiores

lower age limit — edad f mínima

to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos

it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas