verb/nwa.je lə pwa.sɔ̃/
to elude a question, to kick into touch, to muddy the waters, to cloud the issue, to duck the issue, to confuse
“L'artiste Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard n'est pas là pour noyer le poisson mais mettre en lumière avec dérision notre société et notre époque.” — The artist Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard isn't here to muddy the waters but to derisively shine a light on our society and age.