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) (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”)