red herring in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for red herring in the English»Italian Dictionary

red herring [Brit, Am ˈˌrɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ] N

1. red herring (distraction):

red herring

depistaggio m

2. red herring (cured fish):

red herring

aringa f affumicata

3. red herring Am ECON:

red herring

manifesto m di emissione preliminare

Translations for red herring in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

non essere né carne né pesce

Translations for red herring in the Italian»English Dictionary

non essere né carne né pesce

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

Translations for red herring in the English»Italian Dictionary

herring <pl herring, herrings> [Brit ˈhɛrɪŋ, Am ˈhɛrɪŋ] N

herring

aringa f

I.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] ADJ

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, hair, curl, sky

rosso

red person, face, cheek

rosso (with di)

to go or turn red

arrossire or diventare rosso or avvampare

to paint, dye sth red

dipingere, tingere qc di rosso

to dye one's hair red

tingersi i capelli di rosso

her eyes were red with weeping

aveva gli occhi arrossati dal pianto

his face or he went very red

è diventato tutto rosso (in viso) or è avvampato

red in the face

rosso in viso

was my face red!

ero imbarazzatissimo!

there'll be red faces when…

ci sarà un grande imbarazzo quando…

2. red (communist):

red inf, pej

rosso

II.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] N

1. red (colour):

red

rosso m

I like red

mi piace il rosso

red means “danger”

rosso significa “pericolo”

in red

in rosso

a shade of red

una tonalità di rosso

2. red inf, pej (communist):

red, also Red

rosso m / rossa f

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual:

essere in rosso, avere il conto scoperto

to be in the red company, account:

essere in passivo, in rosso

to be £500 in the red

essere in rosso di 500 sterline

you've gone into the red

sei andato in rosso

4. red (wine):

red

rosso m

5. red (red ball):

red

(palla) rossa f (da biliardo)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rosso m

III.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd]

to see reds under the bed inf

= vedere (complotti) comunisti dappertutto

to be caught red-handed

essere preso con le mani nel sacco

to see red

vedere rosso

red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning

rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera rosso di mattina, brutto tempo si avvicina

red herring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for red herring in the English»Italian Dictionary

red herring N fig

red herring

falsa pista f

Translations for red herring in the English»Italian Dictionary

herring <-(s)> [ˈhe·rɪŋ] N

herring

aringa f

I.red <-dd-> [red] ADJ

red

rosso, -a

to be [or go] red

diventare rosso

II.red [red] N

red

rosso m

to be in the red FIN

essere in rosso

Phrases:

to make sb see red

far infuriare qn

to see red

vedere rosso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their habit of using the first act as a red herring, only semi-connected to the rest of the show, is ingenious and hilarious, he wrote.

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But she also thought the apartheid comparison was a potential red herring.

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

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Six or was perhaps a big red herring.

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The red herring prospectus is so named because of a bold red warning statement printed on its front cover.

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Each plot card lists a metroplex on the back and either a creature, random encounter, or red herring on the front.

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

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The series uses nonlinear narrative, employing flashforwards, foreshadowing and red herring narration techniques.

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

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