brouiller les pistes

to throw investigators off the trail

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phrase Rare #48,860
to throw investigators off the trail Used when someone tries to mislead people or conceal evidence.
FR: Il a changé de voiture pour brouiller les pistes.
EN: He changed cars to throw the investigators off the trail.

On vous soupçonne d'avoir tué un témoin pour brouiller les pistes.

You’re suspected of killing a witness to throw the investigators off your trail.

— Full River Red (2023)

Parfois, tuer une personne permet de brouiller les pistes.

Sometimes, killing someone can help throw investigators off the trail.

— Full River Red (2023)

Je leur ai montré comment brouiller les pistes, effacer leurs traces.

I showed them how to cover their tracks, how to erase their traces.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

C'est pour brouiller les pistes.

It’s to throw them off the trail.