| Engelsk substantiv: red herring | 
| 1. | red herring (om handling) any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion | 
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| 2. | red herring (om mat) a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | smoked herring | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | herring | 
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| 3. | red herring (om kommunikasjon) a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring. 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | preliminary prospectus | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus | 
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