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valejälg

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

ebaõige tundemärk millegi kohta, miski eksitav hrl mitmuses

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Usage examples
  • Kurjategija üritas valejälge jätta.
  • Politsei juhiti valejälgedele.

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Filmikunsti terminibaas Filmterm

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Domain screenwriting
vale juhtlõng
valejälg
red herring
  • [foreshadowing] intended to mislead the spectator, usually for the purpose of springing a surprise, but sometimes in order to create contrast. (Lavandier, 2005) Telling the audience where the story is going and then paying it off in the reverse. (Gulino, 2004, p. 7) Also see foreshadowing
vale juhtlõng
valejälg
red herring

Word forms

Inflection Type 22i

valejälg valejäljed
valejälje valejälgede
valejälge valejälgi ~ valejälgesid

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