What does «enarbolar» mean in Spanish?
- To raise or hold aloft a flag, national flag or banner.
Examples of use in Spanish: "enarbolar la bandera".
- To fly flags or banners. In a figurative sense, to defend interests, ideas or causes. The words flags or banners are used in the sense of "ideals".
Examples of use in Spanish: "Debemos seguir enarbolando las banderas de este histórico partido". En este caso no se habla literalmente de levantar banderas, sino que se expresa el deseo de que el partido político siga defendiendo sus ideales y premisas.
- Wielding a weapon or other object as a form of threat to another.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Ahí está el viejo Montesco enarbolando su arma".
- To defend an idea or a cause.
Examples of use in Spanish: "enarbolar una causa".
"Dice enarbolar las ideas socialistas".
- (enarbolarse) To raise the horse's front legs by leaning on the hind legs. To get the horse angry.
- (enarbolarse) To become very angry or enraged at a person.