engelska-franska översättning av red herring

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diversionLa coordination de la politique économique ne peut être utilisée comme manuvre de diversion. Coordination of economic policy should not be used as a red herring. - Monsieur le Président, le débat sur la Constitution européenne est truffé de mythes et de manœuvres de diversion. Mr President, we face many myths and red herrings as we try to promote the debate on the EU Constitution. Je crains que ceci ne constitue une belle man?uvre de diversion pour ne pas parler des milliards dépensés à l'échelle nationale. I fear that one of the reasons is that it is a nice red herring, because one then does not need to talk about the billions that are spent at national level.

A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper
A clue, information, argument etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue
A red herring prospectus

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