callejón sin salida — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- noun A complete standstill caused by two equally matched sides refusing to give way.
- verb To bring negotiations, a process, or a system to a complete standstill.
impasse — full definition
- noun A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.
- noun A dead-end street.