wave the white flag

Meaning: (in military combat)To indicate to anopposingforcethat one issurrendering.1900,Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 30, inThe Great Boer War:Then it was seen how perilous was the situation of the Boer snipers. . . . There was no escape for them save across the open. It says much for their courage that they took that perilous choice rather thanwave the white flag, which would have ensured their safety.; (figurative)Toyield,give up, orquit.1911,O Henry, “The Day We Celebrate”, inSixes and Sevens:I started in with a fine left-hander on his right eye. Liverpool had been a fighter once, but dissipation and bad company had taken the nerve out of him. In ten minutes I had him lying on the sandwaving the white flag.1951May 21, “The Press: Fog Cutter”, inTime, retrieved25 April 2014:Last week the Heraldwaved the white flag, editorialized: "In view of the Professor's unfortunate exposé of Boston newspaper punditing, we have little alternative but to follow his advice."2014Feb. 24, "Bobby Jindal After Meeting With Obama" (video),New York Times(retrieved 25 April 2014):The Louisiana governor accused the president of “waving the white flag” on the American economy.

Examples:

EN: are you instructed to wave the white flag?
ES: ¿Le han instruido para agitar la bandera blanca?
EN: I certainly do not wave the white flag otherwise I'd feel much better after all, if you would make some concessions... a certain measure deemed necessary by your children... would not be irrevocable
ES: Ciertamente, no traigo la bandera blanca. De lo contrario, me sentiría mucho mejor. Después de todo, si hiciera Ud. algunas concesiones... cierta medida, considerada necesaria por sus hijos... no sería irrevocable.
EN: Sure. Sure! Everybody understands when you wave the white flag, you wanna be friends.
ES: Todos saben que la bandera blanca significa que queremos ser amigos.
EN: " wave the white flag and surrender your arms... " your officers are incompetent fools.. " our victorious armies are already cele ...
ES: levanten la bandera blanca y rindan sus armas sus oficiales son unos tontos incompetentes nuestros victoriosos ejércitos estan celebrando...
EN: That I should just wave the white flag and sell out to the big boy.
ES: -¿Que debería retirarme? No sé.
EN: If they think this old foot soldier's gonna lie down And wave the white flag, they've got anotherthink 0omin'. Bruno, fetch my... (gasps)
ES: Si creen que este soldado se va a rendir, les espera otra cosa.
EN: Want us to wave the white flag?
ES: ¿Quieres flamear una bandera blanca?
EN: We're not going to wave the white flag without a fight. Okay
ES: No ondearemos la bandera blanca sin pelear.
EN: Should we wave the white flag?
ES: ¿Lista para ondear la bandera blanca?
EN: It seems odd that he'd wave the white flag to cancer.
ES: Parece extraño que agitara la bandera blanca ante el cáncer.
EN: Time to wave the white flag and head for the bunker.
ES: Saquen la bandera blanca y corran al búnker.
EN: Don't wave the white flag just yet.
ES: No agites la bandera blanca por ahora.
EN: And I got no way out. I' m gonna have to wave the white flag.
ES: y no tengo salida voy a sacar la bandera blanca
EN: I'll wave the white flag?
ES: ¿Por qué tengo que llevar yo la bandera blanca?
EN: Then wave the white flag.
ES: Entonces ondeas la bandera blanca. ¡No, no, no!

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