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callejón sin salida — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deadlock noun A complete standstill caused by two equally matched sides refusing to give way.
  • impasse noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.

Senses

callejón sin salida 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.
  • deadlock A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
  • impasse (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
  • logjam (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

deadlock — full definition

  1. noun A complete standstill caused by two equally matched sides refusing to give way.
  2. verb To bring negotiations, a process, or a system to a complete standstill.

impasse — full definition

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

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