Definitions for false start
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
false′ start′(n.)
a premature start by a contestant in a race, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again.
Category: Sport
an unsuccessful launch of an undertaking.
Origin of false start:
1805–15
Wiktionary
false start(Noun)
The starting of a race before being signaled to do so.
Translations for false start
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
false start(noun)
in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated.
- verkeerde begin, ongelyke wegspringAfrikaans
- بِدايَة كاذِبَه أو غَير مَقْبولَهArabic
- фал стартBulgarian
- partida falsaPortuguese (BR)
- neplatný/špatný startCzech
- der FehlstartGerman
- tyvstartDanish
- άκυρη εκκίνηση (σε αγώνα στίβου)Greek
- salida nulaSpanish
- valeläheEstonian
- خطای شروعFarsi
- varaslähtöFinnish
- faux départFrench
- זִינוּק פָּסוּלHebrew
- झूठी चालHindi
- krivi start, ponovljeni startCroatian
- hibás rajtHungarian
- start gagalIndonesian
- þjófstartIcelandic
- partenza falsaItalian
- フライングJapanese
- 부정 출발Korean
- pirmalaikis/netaisyklingas startasLithuanian
- priekšlaicīgs startsLatvian
- salah mulaMalay
- valse startDutch
- tyvstartNorwegian
- falstartPolish
- خطای شروعPersian
- د خطا شروعPashto
- falsa partidaPortuguese
- start greşitRomanian
- фальстартRussian
- neplatný štartSlovak
- neveljaven startSlovenian
- loš startSerbian
- felstart, tjuvstartSwedish
- การปล่อยตัวการแข่งขันที่ผิดพลาดและต้องปล่อยตัวใหม่Thai
- hatalı çıkışTurkish
- 錯誤的起步Chinese (Trad.)
- фальстартUkrainian
- دوڑ میں خلاف قاعدہ چل پڑناUrdu
- xuất phát trước khi có hiệu lệnhVietnamese
- 错误的起步Chinese (Simp.)
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