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red herring meaning in Italian

EnglishItalian
red herring (misleading clue)
noun
[UK: red ˈher.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈred ˈher.ɪŋ]

falsa pistanoun
{f}

specchietto per le allodolenoun
{m}

red herring (smoke-cured herring)
noun
[UK: red ˈher.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈred ˈher.ɪŋ]

aringa affumicatanoun
{f}

neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring (not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options, see also: neither fish nor fowl)
adjective

né carne né pesceadjective