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drapeau rouge — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • red flag noun A sign that something is wrong or dangerous, especially an early warning about a person's behaviour or about a situation you are considering entering.

Senses

drapeau rouge is used for these senses in English:

  • red flag (literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.

red flag — full definition

  1. noun A sign that something is wrong or dangerous, especially an early warning about a person's behaviour or about a situation you are considering entering.
  2. noun A flag of red cloth used as a signal of danger, of a stopped or abandoned race, or as an emblem of socialism and revolution.
  3. verb To mark something as needing attention or as a potential problem.

Related French words