Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - false start
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False start
false start
(false starts) 1. A false start is an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin. Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes. N-COUNT 2. If there is a false start at the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal. N-COUNT
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noun Date: 1815 1. a premature start (as of a race or football play) 2. an unsuccessful attempt to begin something (as a career) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. спорт. фальстарт; сорванный старт 2. неудачное начало to make a false start —- неудачно начать (что-л.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 an unsuccessful attempt to begin a process or event (After several false starts, the concert finally began.) 2 a situation at the beginning of a race when one competitor starts too soon and the race has to start again ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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