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red herring:
- Ableitung; Ablenkung; Entspannung; Zerstreuung; Ableitungsmanövre
Wiktionary:
- red herring → Bückling, falsche Fährte, Nebelkerze, Ablenkung, auf dem Holzweg sein

English

Detailed Translations for red herring from English to German

red herring:

red herring [the ~] nom

the red herring (diversion; diversionary tactic)
die Ableitung; die Ablenkung; die Entspannung; die Zerstreuung; die Ableitungsmanövre
- Ableitung [die ~] nom
- Ablenkung [die ~] nom
- Entspannung [die ~] nom
- Zerstreuung [die ~] nom
- Ableitungsmanövre [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for red herring:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Ableitung	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring	derivative; draining
Ableitungsmanövre	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring
Ablenkung	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring	derivative
Entspannung	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring	allaying; appeasement; appeasing; benefit; break; calming; calming down; derivative; intermission; interval; pacifying; pause; quieting; recess; relaxation; relief; relieve; rest-break; social assistance; social security; soothing; steadying; unemployment benefit; welfare
Zerstreuung	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring	allaying; appeasement; appeasing; calming; calming down; derivative; pacifying; quieting; relaxation; relief; soothing; steadying
-	preliminary prospectus; smoked herring

Synonyms for "red herring":

diversion; deviation; digression; deflection; deflexion; divagation
smoked herring; herring
preliminary prospectus; course catalog; course catalogue; prospectus

Related Definitions for "red herring":

any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue¹
a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus¹
- because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring¹
a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color¹

Wiktionary Translations for red herring:

red herring

noun

smoke-cured herring
- red herring → Bückling
misleading clue
- red herring → falsche Fährte; Nebelkerze; Ablenkung; auf dem Holzweg sein

red herring

noun

gesalzener und geräucherter Hering
- Bückling → red herring

Related Translations for red herring

herring
red

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University