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Meanings of deadlock in English

Portuguese
impasse
Catalan
punt mort
Spanish
punto muerto

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

impasse
Russian
взаимная блокировка
Portuguese
deadlock
Spanish
abrazo mortal
Catalan
abraçada mortal

State in which members are blocking each other.

Related terms
взаимная блокировка
Synonyms
Examples for "standstill"
Examples for "standstill"
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Thousands were forced to take their cars, bringing roads to a standstill.
Radio NZ
2
Hezbollah battled Israel to a standstill in the 2006 Lebanon border war.
Reuters
3
Neighbourhoods were head-deep in water and public transport came to a standstill.
The Guardian
4
I knew what to expect; everything ground to a standstill within seconds.
The Silver Pigs
5
In Croatia, flooding brought traffic to a standstill in several coastal towns.
Reuters
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
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
1
As far as Richard could remember, Hanway Place was a dead end.
Neverwhere
2
But, in more recent years, it has run into a dead end.
The Irish Times
3
And for my purposes, I'm afraid geothermal energy is a dead end.
Revival
4
I was wrong in thinking that the Bridge was a dead end.
Cities in Flight
5
Women's studies courses, which encourage resentful, separatist thinking, are a dead end.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
Usage of deadlock in English
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So months of political deadlock are likely no matter what the result.
Reuters
2
Sheyko said the music industry was in deadlock because of the situation.
Reuters
3
However, differences over issues such as governance and regulation have created deadlock.
Reuters
4
This level of demand injection would help break the current economic deadlock.
The Guardian
5
Paquette's goal broke the scoreless deadlock 12 minutes into the second period.
Reuters
6
Controlling the presidency is key for the party to avoid political deadlock.
The Guardian
7
Many delegates said it helped break years of deadlock at NPT meetings.
Reuters
8
Opinion polls in the final days of campaigning had predicted further deadlock.
Reuters
9
It only took the home side 18 minutes to break the deadlock.
The Irish Times
10
Credit ratings agencies have warned over the dangers posed by political deadlock.
Reuters
11
That decision ended months of political deadlock with the once-feared Maoist guerrillas.
Reuters
12
Non-existent Gunners defending allowed Aguero to break the deadlock on 18 minutes.
The South African
13
Rivlin has voiced support for a unity government to break the deadlock.
Radio NZ
14
Long hours of negotiation and parliamentary debate failed to break the deadlock.
Radio NZ
15
The report also provided detail on the deadlock over the company's passwords.
News.com.au
16
Sweden has been in deadlock since a September produced a hung parliament.
Reuters