جلو افتادن و عقب افتادن

Question

اون دونده اول جلو افتاد اما بعد عقب افتاد .

Comments

راستش برای عقب افتادن فعلا معادل خاصی مد نظرم نیست. ولی به نظرم جواب BIZI درست است. برای جلو افتادن اینو هم میشه گفت

http://www.moralstories.org/the-rabbit-and-the-turtle/

 Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. 

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با تشکر از همه دوستان،

برای جلو افتادن و پیشی گرفتن به فعل Outrun رسیدم .

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We can't outrun them! : نمیتونیم ازشون جلو بزنیم

-Star wars 2015

Answer 1

The runner first rushed/went into the lead, but then fell behind.

https://goo.gl/WqpCoI

https://goo.gl/aVVdrp

This one, a bit more idiomatic, may be useful too:

The runner first broke from but then fell behind the pack!

https://goo.gl/nvnSVU

Comments

+1,

By your answer I found followings :

fall/drop/lag behind

Thanks a lot.

Answer 2

get in front

fall behind

Answer 3

get (further) ahead.

lag (well/far) behind.

Although he initially got further ahead, he's lagging behind now – they’re waiting for him to catch them up!

Comments

wow,

I like it 'Get ahead'.

Answer 4

Front runner

 the person or thing that is most likely to win a race or competition

 

Comments

Hi,

running behind