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nonstarter

/nɒnˈstɑːtə/

/nɑnˈstɑrtər/

Traductions

nonstarternoun

nonstarters

/nɒnˈstɑːtə/

/nɑnˈstɑrtər/

провал

The new policy turned out to be a nonstarter.

Новая политика оказалась провалом.

Traductions supplémentaires

неперспективное начинание

безнадежное дело

Synonymes

dead end

nonstarteradjective

more nonstarter

Comp.

most nonstarter

Super.

/nɒnˈstɑːtə/

/nɑnˈstɑrtər/

Used attributively before nouns to describe something that has no chance of being accepted or succeeding.

Synonymes

Définitions

nonstarternoun

A person or thing that is not successful or has no chance of success.

The proposal was a nonstarter from the beginning due to lack of funding.

A horse that does not start in a race for which it has been entered.

The favorite was a nonstarter, leaving the race wide open for other competitors.

nonstarteradjective

Having no prospect of being accepted, approved, or successful.

Because of its high cost, the proposal was deemed a nonstarter option.