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English translation: waves the festival flag/waves a flag

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Spanish term or phrase:	ondear la bandera
English translation:	waves the festival flag/waves a flag
Entered by:	Cinnamon Nolan

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04:02 Jan 30, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: ondear la bandera

The text speaks of the Cascamorras fiesta in Badix, Spain, in which people chase and torment this costumed character. Evidently the usage here is an idiom as there is no mention of any literal flag. Perhaps it means that he turns on his pursuers and puts up a fight?

Unos a otros se embadurnan con agua tintada y huevos, ya que le objetivo es que el Cascamorras no llegue limpio ante la Virgen. El Cascamorras ONDEA LA BANDERA en varios puntos del itinerario y es sumergido en dos fuentes

Daniel Burns KudoZ activity Questions: 282 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 469
Local time: 11:21

waves his flag

Explanation:
It seems that this costumed man does indeed carry a flag, which he waves.

Cascamorras de Baza y Guadix - "ASOCIACION CASCAMORRAS" - LA CASA ... - El Cascamorras portando su bandera y su porra, el tamborilero que le ... La fiesta del “Cascamorras”, incomprendida y maltratada
cascamorras.org/content/view/128/2/

20 Feb 2008 ... y el Cascamorras ondea la bandera sobre sus cabezas. ... La fiesta del Cascamorras es la excusa perfecta para conocer un poco más la comarca ...
www.ideal.es/granada/20080220/mas-actualidad/sociedad/ruta-... -

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Cascamorras - Typically Spanish Features on Spain - 8:12pm4 Sep 2007 ... There are stops along the way for the crowd to bow down before the Cascamorras as he waves the cascamorras flag over their heads, ...
www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12284.shtml

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Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 18:21

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. My entire uncertainty had to do with whether or not this was an idiomatic usage, as there is no other mention of a flag in the text.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

waves his flag

Cinnamon Nolan

4 +4

...waves the flag...

Juan Jacob

Answers

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

...waves the flag...

Explanation:
Isn't so in English?

Juan Jacob
Local time: 11:21
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

waves his flag

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 18:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. My entire uncertainty had to do with whether or not this was an idiomatic usage, as there is no other mention of a flag in the text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Juan Jacob: I think we are right... the, not his, though.

2 mins

-> Thanks, Juan. Yes, better "waves the flag he's carrying/he carries...".

agree

Michael Kincaid: I actually like "his" here....

30 mins

-> Thanks, Michael. I would hope the flag's already been mentioned in the text.

agree

Jill Ananyi: I think either 'the' or 'his' could work depending on the rest of the context.

3 hrs

-> Thanks, Jill. I agree with you! :->

agree

Carol Gullidge: waves HIS flag, as "waving the flag" is an idiom, with completely different connotations.//metaphorically, "waving the flag" in support of your country :)

4 hrs

-> Thanks again, Carol! :->

agree

RichardDeegan

7 hrs

-> Thanks for your support, Richard. :-)

agree

Catherine Gilsenan

8 hrs

-> Many thanks, Catherine. :)

agree

neilmac: Not waving but drowning - in eggy coloured water :)

13 hrs

-> Thanks, Neilmac! True, in BLACK ooze, no less... :->

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Feb 1, 2009 - Changes made by Cinnamon Nolan:
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