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Meanings of stalemate 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
rus
пат
portuguès
empate por afogamento
espanyol
rey ahogado
català
ofegat

Situation in Chess where no legal move can be done.

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ofegat
Usage of stalemate in anglès
1
Referring to the conflict, he said: It's certainly moving toward a stalemate.
Reuters
2
I'm worried the situation will result in a squalid kind of stalemate.
The Naked God
3
Sources close to the two parties said however, that the stalemate remained.
The Irish Times
4
It may take a crisis before we can break the political stalemate.
Reuters
5
The items - each merely a few words - hold us stalemate.
The new yorker
6
The stalemate cost Chelsea the chance to go above Arsenal into second.
The Irish Times
7
Today, Congress is back in session, but remains locked in partisan stalemate.
BBC
8
Winning the CFDT's support is key to the government ending the stalemate.
Radio NZ
9
There's one way around that stalemate: declare an amnesty for financial misdeeds.
Reuters
10
Many fear a third election will be called if the stalemate continues.
The Guardian
11
In Hungary, hundreds of refugees are locked in a stalemate with authorities.
BBC
12
It was the Indomitable Lions' second goalless stalemate in as many matches.
The South African
13
Instead Zimbabwe has sunk deeper into crisis as the stalemate drags on.
Reuters
14
Both sides in the stalemate left open the door to further negotiations.
Reuters
15
They'd been involved in this dance, this harmful stalemate, for too long.
All the sad young literary men
16
Days later, talks hit a stalemate and have progressed only intermittently since.
Reuters
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Stalemate across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
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