English-French translations for false flag

• fausse bannière
• faux drapeau

Definition of false flag

• A ruse, in the days of sail, in which an attacking ship would fly the colours of its enemy until close enough to open fire
• to target with a false flag ruse

Related words

• false
• falsetto
• falsehood
• falsely
• falsework
• falseness
• false-brome
• falsettist
• false relation
• false start