red flag

/rɛd flæg/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
red flags

Meaning

  1. señal de alarma

    • His behavior was a big red flag.

      Su comportamiento fue una gran señal de alarma.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

alarm

red flag specifically means a warning sign of a problem, often used idiomatically, "that's a red flag"; alarm is a general alert.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa red flag?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His behavior was a big red ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a red flag?

noun

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