vicolo cieco — meaning in English

English meaning

• impasse noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.
• stalemate noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.

Senses

vicolo cieco is used for these senses in English:

• dead end (idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
• dead end (figurative) A position that offers no hope of change or progress.
• impasse (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

impasse — full definition

1. noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.
2. noun A dead-end street.

stalemate — full definition

1. noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.
2. noun Any deadlocked situation where neither side can make progress.
3. verb To bring a situation, argument, or game to a deadlock.

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