herring

unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a type of small, silvery fish found in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans, often used as food.

• 🇩🇪Ein kleiner silbriger Fisch, der im Nordatlantik und Pazifik lebt und häufig als Speisefisch genutzt wird.

1. Fish A2 formal

   A small, silvery fish found in large schools in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans, often used for food.

   • We had pickled herring for breakfast.
   • The fishermen caught a large net of herring.
   • Herring is a popular ingredient in Scandinavian cuisine.

   🇩🇪Hering

2. Red herring B2 informal

   A clue or piece of information that is misleading or intended to divert attention from the real issue.

   • The detective realized the note was a red herring.
   • In the debate, he introduced a red herring to avoid the main question.
   • The story's subplot turned out to be a red herring.

   🇩🇪Ablenkungsmanöver

   Synonyme: decoydistractiondiversionfeintmisdirectionsmokescreen

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