Failed Red Herring

Portuguese translation: falso indício, falso indicativo

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English term or phrase:Failed Red Herring
Portuguese translation:falso indício, falso indicativo
Entered by: Mario Freitas

00:55 Jun 16, 2014
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English term or phrase: Failed Red Herring
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Failed Red Herring

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Lincoln Carvalho
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falso indício, falso indicativo
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Mario Freitas
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Local time: 03:20
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1falso indício, falso indicativo
Mario Freitas
4finta falhada
Nick Taylor
2a seemingly plausible, though ultimately irrelevant, diversionary tactic that failed (in English)
acetran


  

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failed red herring
a seemingly plausible, though ultimately irrelevant, diversionary tactic that failed (in English)


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/adulthood-whats-the-rush...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/world/asia/red-herrings-an...



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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-06-16 06:43:00 GMT)
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Falha Red Herring can be used in Portuguese.

acetran
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
failed red herring
falso indício, falso indicativo


Explanation:
http://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles/search?source=aut...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 03:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 254

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agree  Francisco Fernandes
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failed red herring
finta falhada


Explanation:
finta falhada

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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