English-German translations for colours

• Flagge die
  Abschließend möchte ich das Europäische Parlament bitten, Flagge zu zeigen. Finally, I ask the European Parliament to show its colours.
  Insofern herzlichen Dank, daß der Haushaltsausschuß hier Flagge gezeigt hat! In that respect I warmly thank the Committee on Budgets for nailing its colours to the mast!
  Zeigen wir unseren in Städten, Gemeinden und Parlamenten gemeinsam Flagge. Tashi delek – glückliches Gedeihen. And so, to those of us who join in showing our colours in cities, towns and parliaments, ‘Tashi delek’ – good fortune.

Definition of colours

• Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern

Related words

• with flying colours
• nail one's colours to the mast
• prismatic colours
• to nail one's colours to the mast
• to pin one's colours to the mast
• show one's colours
• bishops of the same colours
• bishops of opposite colours
• variety of colours