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Traduções para red herring no dicionário inglês»francês

red herring SUBST

1. red herring (distraction):

red herring

faux problème m

2. red herring (cured fish):

red herring

hareng m saur

3. red herring americ FINAN:

red herring

prospectus m d'émission

Traduções para red herring no dicionário inglês»francês

to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)

n'être ni chair ni poisson

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herring [Brit ˈhɛrɪŋ, americ ˈhɛrɪŋ] SUBST

herring

hareng m

I.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd] SUBST

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

I like red

j'aime le rouge

red means ‘danger’

le rouge signifie ‘danger’

in red

en rouge

a shade of red

une nuance de rouge

2. red:

red, a. Red (communist) coloq, pej

rouge mf

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual, account:

être à découvert

to be in the red company:

être en déficit

to be £500 in the red

être à découvert de 500 livres

you've gone into the red

vous avez un découvert

4. red (wine):

red

rouge m

5. red (red ball):

red

bille f rouge (de billard/snooker)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rouge m

II.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd] ADJ

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, sky

rouge

red person, face, cheek

rouge (with de)

red hair, curl

roux/rousse

to go or turn red

devenir rouge, rougir

to paint/dye sth red

peindre/teindre qc en rouge

to dye one's hair red

se teindre les cheveux en roux

her eyes were red with weeping

ses yeux étaient rouges d'avoir pleuré

his face or he went very red

il a rougi très fort

red in the face

tout rouge

was my face red!

comme j'étais gêné!

there'll be red faces when…

certains vont être bien gênés quand…

2. red (communist):

red coloq pej

rouge

III.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd]

to see reds under the bed coloq

voir un complot communiste partout

to be caught red-handed

être pris la main dans le sac coloq

to see red

voir rouge

red herring no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para red herring no dicionário inglês»francês

red herring SUBST

red herring

faux problème m

Traduções para red herring no dicionário inglês»francês

herring <-(s)> [ˈherɪŋ] SUBST

herring

hareng m

I.red [red] ADJ

red

rouge

red hair

roux(rousse)

Expressões:

not a red cent americ coloq

pas un sou

red as a beetroot

rouge comme un coquelicot

II.red [red] SUBST

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

red hair

roux m

to turn red (with dye)

devenir rouge

to turn red (with embarrassment)

rougir

2. red POL:

red

rouge mf

Expressões:

in the red

à découvert

Veja também: blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Expressões:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] SUBST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

However, church leaders created a red herring to divert members from believing the prophecy had failed.

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Six or was perhaps a big red herring.

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However, the story ultimately revealed this to be a red herring.

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A false protagonist is a red herring in the form of a character.

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A related concept is that of the red herring, which is a deliberate attempt to divert a process of enquiry by changing the subject.

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Someone may have bought the hand and used it as a red herring.

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When opened, it was found to contain a red herring.

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With the increased use of the idiomatic expression red herring, references to the smoked fish product in this manner declined.

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The kinsman of the deckhand injured when they arrived is a red herring.

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The herring is normally marinated either in a clear sweet, peppery vinegar sauce (white herring), or in a red seasoned vinegar (red herring).

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