"red flag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-red flag.ogg [Australia] Forms: red flags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} red flag (plural red flags)
  1. (literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Communism, Flags
    Sense id: en-red_flag-en-noun-ySLYwKTv Disambiguation of Communism: 26 28 23 14 10 Disambiguation of Flags: 19 19 18 22 22
  2. (literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.
    (motor racing) Used as a signal that the race must be stopped immediately (and possibly restarted).
    Tags: literally Categories (topical): Motor racing, Communism, Flags
    Sense id: en-red_flag-en-noun-pum-qGSd Disambiguation of Communism: 26 28 23 14 10 Disambiguation of Flags: 19 19 18 22 22 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
  3. (informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Communism, Flags Translations (a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong): knipperlicht [neuter] (Dutch), punainen lippu (Finnish), varoitusmerkki (Finnish), avertissement [masculine] (French), signal d’alarme (French), mauvais signe [masculine] (French), Warnsignal [neuter] (German), Warnhinweis [masculine] (German), figyelmeztető jel (Hungarian), czerwona flaga [feminine] (Polish), bandera roja [feminine] (Spanish), ఎర్ర జెండా (erra jeṇḍā) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-red_flag-en-noun-v~-5m-n3 Disambiguation of Communism: 26 28 23 14 10 Disambiguation of Flags: 19 19 18 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 39 15 16 Disambiguation of 'a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong': 2 3 91 2 3
  4. (idiomatic, US) Something that will enrage a particular person; a red rag. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Communism, Flags Translations (socialist symbol): 紅旗 (Chinese Cantonese), 红旗 (english: hung⁴ kei⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 紅旗 (Chinese Mandarin), 红旗 (hóngqí) (Chinese Mandarin), punalippu (Finnish), drapeau rouge [masculine] (French), vörös zászló (Hungarian), bandiera rossa [feminine] (Italian), 赤旗 (akahata) (Japanese), 적기 (jeokgi) (alt: 赤旗) (Korean), 붉은기 (bulgeun'gi) (Korean), кра́сный флаг (krásnyj flag) [masculine] (Russian), bandera roja [feminine] (Spanish), bandilang pula (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-red_flag-en-noun-x0Ngix26 Disambiguation of Communism: 26 28 23 14 10 Disambiguation of Flags: 19 19 18 22 22 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'socialist symbol': 24 25 9 37 5
  5. (rail transport, UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard to warn the driver not to start the train. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Flags
    Sense id: en-red_flag-en-noun-u2l9Dl-5 Disambiguation of Flags: 19 19 18 22 22 Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: red-flaggy, red flag in front of a bull, red flag knowledge, red flag law, red flag to a bull, red flag warning Coordinate_terms: beige flag, black flag, blue flag, chequered flag, green flag, pink flag, white flag, yellow flag

Inflected forms

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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018 November 11, “Polish government officials march with far-right groups to mark century of independence”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 2023-03-07",
          "text": "Some chanted: \"Pride, pride, national pride\" and \"Poland should be national not red or rainbow-coloured\", in a reference to the red flag of the Soviet Union and the symbol of gay pride.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flag",
          "flag#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "red",
          "red#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "leftist",
          "leftist#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Motor racing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, James A. Vlasich, Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie, page 177",
          "text": "Typically, a red flag is used when it rains or when the safety of the clean-up crews is in danger because there is too much debris or oil on the track.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Jill Sherman, Racing Personal Watercraft (Sea-Doos), page 37",
          "text": "A red flag may be waved after a bad start or if a rider is injured. If you see a red flag, stop immediately and return to the starting line.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2023-04-03",
          "text": "The race was punctuated by two red flags, the first caused by a pile-up on the pit straight, the second by a high-speed crash for Lance Stroll.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.",
        "Used as a signal that the race must be stopped immediately (and possibly restarted)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flag",
          "flag#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "red",
          "red#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "leftist",
          "leftist#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "motor racing",
          "motor racing"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "stopped",
          "stop#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "restarted",
          "restart#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.",
        "(motor racing) Used as a signal that the race must be stopped immediately (and possibly restarted)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "motor-racing",
        "racing",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "green flag"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Improper formatting is a red flag to look for other problems with the data.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 October 5, Ekin Genç, “Investors Spent Millions on 'Evolved Apes' NFTs. Then They Got Scammed.”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-05-28",
          "text": "Evolved Ape investors noticed several red flags leading up to Evil Ape's rug pull. After the public sale on September 24, the announcements seemed suspiciously unprofessional and several of the leaders were not around anymore, one investor who requested anonymity due to the ongoing fallout from the scam told Motherboard. But they chalked it up to lack of experience at the time. \"I don't think this giant storm was ever what was expected,\" the investor said.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cue",
          "cue"
        ],
        [
          "warning",
          "warning"
        ],
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that will enrage a particular person; a red rag."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enrage",
          "enrage#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "red rag",
          "red rag#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, US) Something that will enrage a particular person; a red rag."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "en:Rail transportation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flag formerly used by a railway guard to warn the driver not to start the train."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rail transport, UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard to warn the driver not to start the train."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-red flag.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/En-au-red_flag.ogg/En-au-red_flag.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-au-red_flag.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "knipperlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "word": "punainen lippu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "word": "varoitusmerkki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avertissement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "word": "signal d’alarme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mauvais signe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Warnsignal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Warnhinweis"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "word": "figyelmeztető jel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "czerwona flaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bandera roja"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "erra jeṇḍā",
      "sense": "a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong",
      "word": "ఎర్ర జెండా"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "紅旗"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "hung⁴ kei⁴",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "红旗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "紅旗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hóngqí",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "红旗"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "punalippu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drapeau rouge"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "vörös zászló"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bandiera rossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akahata",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "赤旗"
    },
    {
      "alt": "赤旗",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeokgi",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "적기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulgeun'gi",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "붉은기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krásnyj flag",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́сный флаг"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bandera roja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "socialist symbol",
      "word": "bandilang pula"
    }
  ],
  "word": "red flag"
}

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