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Meanings of impasse in anglès

portuguès
impasse
català
punt mort
espanyol
punto muerto

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.

        punt mort
        català
        cul-de-sac

        A street with only one way in or out.

              cul-de-sac
              Synonyms
              Examples for "blind alley"
              Examples for "blind alley"
              1
              Linking the Iran issue to Israel leads us down a blind alley.
              The Guardian
              2
              So far as the law went he was in a blind alley.
              Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
              3
              Its diameter decreases progressively from the final blind alley to the starting-point.
              The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
              4
              The lane which ran into the main road was a blind alley.
              The Broken Road
              5
              The little road they had taken was a sort of blind alley.
              The Boy Scout Aviators
              1
              The blacktopped road ceased in a crudely shaped, forest-lined cul de sac.
              Explosive
              2
              The Mediterranean is a cul de sac, with Atlantis opposite its mouth.
              Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
              3
              Number 13 Millmount Place is a mid-terrace three-bed in the cul de sac.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The Republic could soon find itself in a cul de sac on tax.
              The Irish Times
              5
              There I found myself in a sort of cul de sac.
              Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
              1
              Harvey was killed on a dead-end street in Buffalo on Tuesday evening.
              Ebony
              2
              Trysting Place is a short dead-end street brancing off Oakland Avenue.
              The new yorker
              3
              He and Amy lived on 28 acres on a dead-end street.
              Wired
              4
              He ran right into a wooded area at the end of the dead-end street.
              Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a f...
              5
              We continued down the dead-end street, and I noticed a gap between the buildings.
              French pressed
              Usage of impasse in anglès
              1
              The answer to that question would go far to solving this impasse.
              Blood and Bone
              2
              Non-essential government work has been halted until the budget impasse is resolved.
              Reuters
              3
              Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the impasse as unprecedented and extremely serious.
              Radio NZ
              4
              Hancock also said ousting May would not help resolve the current impasse.
              Reuters
              5
              Pennsylvania schools taking out more loans amid state budget impasse HARRISBURG, Penn.
              Reuters
              6
              Last month Mr O'Brien publicly rejected IN&M's proposals to break the impasse.
              The Irish Times
              7
              They have therefore withdrawn to discuss the impasse with their respective leaders.
              The Irish Times
              8
              State TV announced on a news bulletin that the impasse was over.
              Reuters
              9
              And let us then resolve to find a way through this impasse.
              The Guardian
              10
              There has been an impasse in recent months, as you all know.
              The Irish Times
              11
              The onus was, however, on Mr Tony Blair to overcome the impasse.
              The Irish Times
              12
              More real concern focuses on the continuing impasse in the trade talks.
              Independent.ie
              13
              The negotiations in Brussels on Brexit seem to have reached an impasse.
              The Irish Times
              14
              That has led to an impasse on the council, Western envoys say.
              Reuters
              15
              In case there is an impasse, the moderator will be on call.
              Radio NZ
              16
              He rejected Raul Castro's offers to negotiate an end to the impasse.
              The Guardian
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              Translations for impasse
              Impasse through the time
              Impasse across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              New Zealand
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common
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