flag carrier

compagnie aérienne nationale

Compagnie aérienne représentant un pays, souvent étroitement liée à son gouvernement.

En anglais simple : An airline that represents a particular country, often with close ties to its government.

• The flag carrier flies to twenty countries.
• Their national flag carrier ordered six new aircraft.
• Is the flag carrier still owned by the government?

Comment l'utiliser : flag carrier of a country (The airline is the flag carrier of the island nation.)

Synonymes : national airline

Expressions courantes : national flag carrier, state flag carrier

porte-drapeau

Personne qui porte un drapeau lors d’une cérémonie, d’un défilé ou d’un événement sportif.

En anglais simple : A person who carries a flag at a ceremony, parade, or sports event.

• The flag carrier stood beside the stage.
• They selected a swimmer as their flag carrier.
• Flag carriers from every team entered the stadium.

Synonymes : flag bearer, standard bearer

Expressions courantes : team flag carrier, official flag carrier, lead flag carrier

compagnie de transport immatriculée

Entreprise de transport officiellement enregistrée dans un pays donné.

En anglais simple : A transport company officially registered in a particular country.

• The company is a registered flag carrier.
• The shipping business became a flag carrier of another country.
• Which rules apply to foreign flag carriers?

Comment l'utiliser : flag carrier of a country (The shipping firm is a flag carrier of Panama.)

Expressions courantes : registered flag carrier, foreign flag carrier

porte-drapeau

Personne qui porte un drapeau lors d’une cérémonie, d’un défilé ou d’un événement sportif.

En anglais simple : A person who carries a flag at a ceremony, parade, or sports event.

• The flag carrier led the parade.
• Our youngest athlete was chosen as flag carrier.
• Two flag carriers marched ahead of the soldiers.

Synonymes : flag bearer, standard bearer

Expressions courantes : team flag carrier, official flag carrier, lead flag carrier

porte-drapeau, défenseur

Personne qui soutient publiquement et avec force une cause ou un mouvement, en jouant un rôle important.

En anglais simple : Someone who strongly and publicly supports a cause or movement.

• He is a flag carrier for reform.
• The movement lost its most outspoken flag carrier.
• She became the flag carrier for better public schools.

Comment l'utiliser : flag carrier for something (She became a flag carrier for equal pay.)

Synonymes : champion, standard bearer, advocate

Expressions courantes : flag carrier for reform, a flag carrier