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1 red herring
{'red,heriŋ}
1. пушена херинга
2. прен. диверсия, тема, подхваната, за да се отвлече вниманието
to draw a RED HERRING across the path/track/trail отвличам вниманието от главния въпрос* * *{'red,herin} n 1. пушена херинга; 2. прен. диверсия; тема* * *1. to draw a red herring across the path/track/trail отвличам вниманието от главния въпрос 2. прен. диверсия, тема, подхваната, за да се отвлече вниманието 3. пушена херинга* * *red herring[´red¸heriʃ] n 1. пушена херинга; 2. прен. въпрос, който отклонява вниманието от основната (важната) тема; • to draw a \red herring across the path ( track) отклонявам вниманието от главния въпрос; neither fish, flesh nor good \red herring ни рак, ни риба. -
2 herring
{'heriŋ}
n херинга, селда (Clupea harengus)
to draw a red HERRING across the path/track/trail отвличам вниманието от главния въпрос
packed like HERRING (in a barrel) наблъскани/натъпкани като сардели
the HERRING pond шег. разг. (Северният) Атлантически океан* * *{'herin} n херинга, селда (Clupea harengus); to draw a red herring* * *херинга; селда;* * *1. n херинга, селда (clupea harengus) 2. packed like herring (in a barrel) наблъскани/натъпкани като сардели 3. the herring pond шег. разг. (Северният) Атлантически океан 4. to draw a red herring across the path/track/trail отвличам вниманието от главния въпрос* * *herring[´heriʃ] n херинга, селда Clupea harengus; kippered \herring пушени херинги; red \herring пушена херинга; прен. нещо за отвличане на вниманието; shotten \herring херинга (селда), хвърлила хайвера си; прен. изморен (изтощен, грохнал, измъчен, разг. скапан) човек; \herring-gull зоол. гларус, сребриста чайка; the H. pond разг. Атлантическият океан.
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