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Translate red herring from English to Swedish

Summary

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red herring:
- avledningsmanöver; förströelse
Wiktionary:
- red herring → böckling
- red herring → böckling

English

Detailed Translations for red herring from English to Swedish

red herring:

red herring [the ~] noun

the red herring (diversion; diversionary tactic)
avledningsmanöver; förströelse
- avledningsmanöver noun
- förströelse [-en] noun

Translation Matrix for red herring:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
avledningsmanöver	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring
förströelse	diversion; diversionary tactic; red herring	absentmindedness; amusement; distractedness; distraction; diversion; entertainment
-	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 → böckling

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• red herring	→ böckling	↔ Bückling — gesalzener und geräucherter Hering

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for red herring

herring
red

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University