How is the phrase faire fausse route translated from French to English

English translation
barking up the wrong tree
phrase

Chercher quelque chose au tout mauvais endroit.

Looking for something in completely the wrong place.

Examples with “faire fausse route”

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  • Si tu me soupçonnes, tu fais fausse route. — If you suspect me, you're barking up the wrong tree.

  • Les enquêteurs ont fait fausse route pendant des semaines. — The investigators were barking up the wrong tree for weeks.

  • Est-ce que je fais fausse route avec cette théorie ? — Am I barking up the wrong tree with this theory?

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