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.

Temo que uno de los motivos sea que se trata de una pista falsa porque en ese caso no es preciso hablar de los millardos que se gastan a escala nacional.

{noun}

herring salad

ensalada de arenque {f}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (English) for "herring":

herring

Clupea harangus

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "herrings" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

Combating fraud and easing burdens on SMEs are red herrings.

La lucha contra el fraude y el alivio de las cargas que se aplican a las PYME nos desvían del verdadero problema.

Mr President, herrings were another subject not discussed by the G7, but even so I shall reply to the honourable Member.

Señor Presidente, el G-7 tampoco habló de los arenques, pero, de todos modos, voy a dar una respuesta a Su Señoría.

Mr President, we face many myths and red herrings as we try to promote the debate on the EU Constitution.

– Señor Presidente, a la hora de impulsar el debate sobre la Constitución de la Unión Europea nos enfrentamos a multitud de mitos y cortinas de humo.

Madam President, I hope we have all been able to fortify ourselves with the delicious Dutch herrings that have been provided for us.

Señora Presidenta, espero que todos hayan podido degustar los excelentes arenques en salazón que se nos han ofrecido aquí esta tarde.

soused herrings

arenques en escabeche

This is particularly acute with the industrial landing of sprats, since these are often found with herrings in a shoal.

Ésta se muestra especialmente crítica en el caso de la captura industrial del espadín, pues éste se encuentra frecuentemente en un mismo banco junto con los arenques.

There have been so many red herrings thrown into this debate that I think many people would be more comfortable in a fishing debate than in a public health debate.

Se han dado tantas pistas falsas en este debate que creo que mucha gente se encontraría más a gusto en un debate sobre pesca que en uno sobre salud pública.

One of the red herrings put around is whether to call the document a 'Constitutional Treaty' or a 'constitution', but, as the authors say, this is a sterile debate.

Una de las cortinas de humo propagadas es si calificar el documento de «Tratado constitucional» o de «Constitución», pero según manifiestan los autores, se trata de un debate estéril.

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