"head start" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-head start.ogg Forms: head starts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} head start (plural head starts)
  1. (idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: forestart Related terms: steal a march Translations (an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position): фалстарт (falstart) (Bulgarian), náskok [masculine] (Czech), forspring [neuter] (Danish), voorsprong [masculine] (Dutch), etumatka (Finnish), longueur d’avance [feminine] (French), Vorsprung [masculine] (German), előny (Hungarian), egérút (Hungarian), fory [masculine, plural] (Polish), przewaga na starcie (Polish), преиму́щество (preimúščestvo) [neuter] (Russian), фо́ра (fóra) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), ventaja inicial [feminine] (Spanish), försprång [neuter] (Swedish)
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  2. (idiomatic) A factor conducive to superiority and success. Tags: idiomatic Translations (factor conducive to superiority or success): преимущество (preimuštestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), výhoda [feminine] (Czech), varaslähtö (Finnish), преиму́щество (preimúščestvo) [neuter] (Russian), фо́ра (fóra) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), ventaja [feminine] (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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