false start

1. The act of an athlete starting a race before being signaled to do so.

   Fehlstart

   фальста́ртfalʹstárt

2. The act of an offensive player moving across the line of scrimmage prior to the snap.

3. An attempt at something that does not work, requiring one to start over.

1. The contestant made two false starts.

   ruСпортсмен сделал два фальстарта.

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2. There will be setbacks and false starts.

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3. He was disqualified after a false start.

   deNach einem Fehlstart wurde er disqualifiziert.

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4. She was disqualified from the race for two false starts.

   deSie wurde vom Rennen ausgeschlossen wegen zweier Fehlstarts.

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5. But the history of this project is filled with two decades of false starts and dashed expectations.

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