Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Ääntäminen
AU
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | adelantarse |
| italia | andare a testa bassa |
| suomi | hätäillä, ottaa varaslähtö |
| venäjä | совершить фальстарт (soveršit falstart), действовать преждевременно (deistvovat preždevremenno) |
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (sports) To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
- (idiomatic) To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
- (idiomatic, finance, investing) To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.
Esimerkit
- Unperturbed when an overanxious opponent jumped the gun in the women's 60-yd. dash, willowy Wilma Rudolph exploded perfectly from the starting blocks.
- Taking advantage of advance press releases, gabby Walter Winchell jumped the gun a full two weeks by announcing in his radio period and tabloid column that the 1933-34 prizewinner was Men in White by Sidney Kingsley.
- The former prime minister appears to be jumping the gun, pre-empting the legal process that is just beginning to dig deeper.
- This bill jumps the gun on technological improvements.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | jumped the gun |
| Imperfekti | jumped the gun |
| Partisiipin preesens | jumping the gun |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | jumps the gun |
Luokat
(sports) To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
A reduced starting lineup after Kamé Ali was disqualified due to a false start in heat 3 of the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics