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paralysie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gridlock noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
  • palsy noun Paralysis of part of the body, often with uncontrollable shaking, weakness, or loss of feeling.
  • paralysis noun The loss of the ability to move part or all of the body.
  • standstill noun A complete stop; a state where nothing is moving or progressing.

Senses

paralysie is used for these senses in English:

  • gridlock (road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
  • palsy (pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
  • paralysis (pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
  • standstill Complete immobility; a halt.

gridlock — full definition

  1. noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
  2. verb To bring to a complete standstill.

palsy — full definition

  1. noun Paralysis of part of the body, often with uncontrollable shaking, weakness, or loss of feeling.
  2. verb To paralyse or make unable to move or act normally.

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