French language

How to pronounce red herring in French?

Toggle Transcript

red herring::noun | Spocien Dictionary

red herring

noun

/rɛd_'hɛrɪŋ/

a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

Type	Words
Synonyms	smoked herring
Type of	herring

red herring

noun

/rɛd_'hɛrɪŋ/

a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

Type	Words
Synonyms	preliminary prospectus
Type of	course catalogue, course catalog, prospectus

because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring.

red herring

noun

/rɛd_'hɛrɪŋ/

any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

Type	Words
Type of	deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, deflection, deflexion