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ondear la bandera

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

04:02 Jan 30, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
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 (X)
Local time: 07:48
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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Note added at 20 mins (2009-01-30 04:22:42 GMT)
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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: 14:48
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.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7waves his flag
Cinnamon Nolan
4 +4...waves the flag...
Juan Jacob


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
...waves the flag...


Explanation:
Isn't so in English?

Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 06:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: Indeed Juan, but I'd use "the" rather than "his".
16 mins
  -> Thanks, but I think Cinnamon came before, for 1 minute.
agree  M.S.
6 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Mónica Sauza: I agree with Beta. Have a nice weekend!
12 hrs
  -> Same to you.
agree  Almudena Grau
15 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
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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Note added at 20 mins (2009-01-30 04:22:42 GMT)
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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


Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 14:48
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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