English-German translations for false start

• Fehlstart der
  Bedauerlicherweise ist es bei der Debatte über den Haushaltsplan zu einem Fehlstart gekommen. Unfortunately, the debate on the budget had a false start.

Definition of false start

• The act of an athlete starting a race before being signaled to do so
• An attempt at something that does not work, requiring one to start over

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