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bark up the wrong tree in Russian

bark up the wrong tree in Russian is [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, [[напада́ть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, не в ту степь поехать.

bark up the wrong tree in Russian

[[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след
verb
Pronounced: [[napast]] na [[lozhnyy]] sled
(idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
[[напада́ть]] на [[ло́жный]] след
verb
Pronounced: [[napadat]] na [[lozhnyy]] sled
(idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
не в ту степь поехать
verb
Pronounced: ne v tu step poyekhat
(idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
не тем заниматься
verb
Pronounced: ne tem zanimatsya
(idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
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What is "bark up the wrong tree" in Russian?

"bark up the wrong tree" in Russian is [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, [[напада́ть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, не в ту степь поехать.

How do you pronounce [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след?

"bark up the wrong tree" in Russian is [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, pronounced "[[napast]] na [[lozhnyy]] sled".

Are there other ways to say "bark up the wrong tree" in Russian?

Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "bark up the wrong tree": [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, [[напада́ть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, не в ту степь поехать, не тем заниматься.

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