punto muerto — 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.
- neutral adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.
- 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.
- standoff noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.
Senses
punto muerto is used for these senses in English:
- break-even point (business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.
- 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.
- neutral (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- standoff A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
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.