Spanish term
United States
poner en alto la bandera
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United States
Expect excellent English
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
who unmistakeably celebrate their Dominican pride
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María González, M.A. English
: Right on! It's about proudly celebrating or honoring Dominican traditions/heritage, not about raising any flag. You got the point - congrats! :-)
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Argentina
Words and beyond
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
raise the (Dominican) flag up high
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Neil Ashby
: It is metaphorical not just literal, to demonstrate your pride in the association that the flag represents.
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United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
pay proud homage to the Dominican flag
Mexico
Portuguese and English to Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Uruguayan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Make the dominican flag fly high
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
pull out all the stops and raise the Dominican flag high
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with a wee bit of poetic license
hoist the flag high
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_do_the_terms_hoist_and_fly...a_flag -
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
singing the praises of the (Dominican) flag / nation
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
that honor their proud nation
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Or, given the apparent context of a message "by and for Dominicans": that honor our proud nation
Or "heritage" instead of "nation."
to fly the flag for
This is an idiom that fits the non-literal context perfectly
fly the flag - Collins English Dictionary | Always Free Online
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T Definition of “fly the flag” ... "I would love to fly the flag for Britain and win the Eurovision Song Contest. Megastar ...
fly the flag - Traducción al español – Linguee
www.linguee.es/ingles-espanol/traduccion/fly the flag.html
This almost inevitably means that a great deal of money will go to the large .... In order to fly the flag for democracy and human rights, we must be exemplary
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Marian Vieyra
: Yes, 'Fly the Flag' was a British Airways' jingle in 1975.
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Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: UK, Irish, US) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
that fly the Dominican flag proudly
...artistas y grupos musicales que ponen bien en alto la bandera dominicana...
...artists and bands that fly the Dominican flag proudly...
United Kingdom
WorldWideWords
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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