battere bandiera

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “fly (a) flag”.

Verb

bàttere bandiera (first-person singular present bàtto bandiera, first-person singular past historic battéi bandiera, past participle battùto bandiera, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic, nautical) (followed by adjective of ethnicity) (of a boat) to be registered (with a certain country)
    battere bandiera statunitense ― to be registered with the US (literally, “fly the US flag”)
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