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1 herring
['heriŋ]plurals - herring, herrings; noun(a small, edible kind of sea fish.) siļķe* * *siļķe -
2 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) maldinošs gājiens2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) maldināšana* * *kūpināta siļķe; maldināšana -
3 to draw a red herring
tīšuprāt maldināt -
4 to draw a red herring across the path
tīšuprāt maldināt; tīši maldinātEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to draw a red herring across the path
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5 kipper
['kipə](a herring split down the back and smoked, used as food.) (uzšķērsta) žāvēta siļķe* * *žāvēta siļķe -
6 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) sarkana krāsa; sarkans2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) sarkanīgs; ruds3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) komunists•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red* * *sarkana krāsa; sarkanas drēbes; sarkanie komunisti; sarkanā bumba; sarkanvīns; nauda; sarkans; pietvīcis, sārts; ruds; asinīm aptraipīts; komunistisks, revolucionārs -
7 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamma4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mērogs5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) mērogsII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) uzkāpt; pārkāptIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) zvīņa(s)- scaly* * *zvīņa, zvīņas; svaru kauss; mērogs; skala; zobakmens; svari; katlakmens; mēroga lineāls; līmenis, pakāpe; plāva; gamma, toņkārta; svērt; uzkāpt; notīrīt zvīņas; nolobīt; noteikt mērogu; nolobīties; pārklāties ar katlakmeni -
8 herrings
plurals; see herring
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Herring — ist der Familienname von Augustus Herring (1867 1926), US amerikanischer Flugpionier Clyde L. Herring (1879–1945), US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1933 bis 1937 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Iowa Conyers Herring (* 1914), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Herring — Her ring (h[e^]r r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[ a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of various … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herring — [her′iŋ] n. pl. herrings or herring [ME hering < OE hæring, akin to Ger hering] any of various clupeid fishes; esp., a small, silvery food fish (Clupea harengus) of northern seas that is canned as a sardine … English World dictionary
herring — O.E. hering (Anglian), hæring (W. Saxon), from W.Gmc. *heringgaz (Cf. O.Fris. hereng, M.Du. herinc, Ger. Hering), of unknown origin, perhaps related to or influenced in form by O.E. har gray, hoar, from the color, or to O.H.G. heri host,… … Etymology dictionary
herring — ► NOUN ▪ a silvery fish which is most abundant in coastal waters and is an important food fish. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Herring — Taxobox name = Herring fossil range = fossilrange|55|0 Early Eocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology… … Wikipedia
herring — herringlike, adj. /her ing/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) herring, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) herrings. 1. an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic. 2. a similar fish,… … Universalium
Herring — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Herring peut désigner : Patronyme Herring est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Heath Herring (né en 1978), combattant américain de combat … Wikipédia en Français
herring — [[t]he̱rɪŋ[/t]] N VAR (The plural can be either herring or herrings.) A herring is a long silver coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea. → See also red herring N UNCOUNT Herring is a piece of this fish eaten as food … English dictionary
herring — UK [ˈherɪŋ] / US noun Word forms herring : singular herring plural herring a) [countable] a long thin silver sea fish b) [uncountable] this fish eaten as food • See: red herring … English dictionary
herring — /ˈhɛrɪŋ / (say hering) noun (plural herring or herrings) 1. any of a number of marine and freshwater fishes belonging to various families as the oxeye herring, freshwater herring, tommy ruff. 2. any fish of the marine family Clupeidae, including… …
