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non-starter

UK: /ˌnɒnˈstɑː.tər/ US: /ˌnɑːnˈstɑːr.t̮ə`/

Translation

n [c]
(inform)
imposible
That project is a non-starter
Ese proyecto es un imposible
inviable
(Definition of non-starter n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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