🇬🇧🇪🇸 starter - juez de salida : English Lesson

Meaning of "starter" ("juez de salida"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A starter is the person who stands at the beginning of a race and decides when everyone is allowed to begin. The starter usually shouts something like “On your marks, get set, go!” or uses a whistle or a loud gun so all the racers start at the same time and the race is fair.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The starter said, “On your marks,” and my little brother put a marker pen on the track instead of his feet.

The starter said, “Get set,” and my cousin sat down and pulled out a sandwich, totally misunderstanding the instructions.

The starter said, “Ready?” and I realized I was emotionally not ready at all.

When the starter shouted, my little sister ran in the wrong direction and proudly won the “backwards race.”

The starter blew the whistle and my pet snail moved exactly one centimeter, which is a new world record for that snail.

At the line, children smiled and stared at the starter. The starter lifted his pistol, breath visible, and the field fell quiet. The starter's hand shook but the starter smiled and called, "Ready!" The starter fired, runners leapt forward, and the crowd cheered; he wiped a tear and laughed quietly.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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