red herring

/rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
red herrings

Meaning

  1. pista falsa

    • The clue turned out to be a red herring.

      La pista resultó ser una pista falsa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa red herring?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The clue turned out to be a red ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a red herring?

noun

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