Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
they can throw investigators seriously off the track
Portuguese translation:
podem desviar os pesquisadores da linha de investigação
English term
Ireland
EN>PT-BR translator & transcreator
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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they can throw investigators seriously off the track
Proposed translations
Brazil
22 years of accuracy in translation
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
podem desviar os pesquisadores da linha de investigação
Health reform amendment thrown off Florida ballot
Brazil
Professional, reliable and dedicated!
Native in: Portuguese
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elas podem mandar os investigadores para a direção errada (da investigação)
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
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elas podem deixar os investigadores realmente perdidos OU sem rumo.
See also: throw, track.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw off the track
Brazil
Localization, Marketing, IT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese
elas podem seriamente conduzir os investigadores ao caminho errado
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
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podem seriamente enganar os investigadores
Canada
competent
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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