impasse
im·passe
impasse · impasses
глухий кут, тупик
тупик
Sackgasse, Patt, Pattsituation, festgefahrene Situation
A road with no exitA road with no exit.
UK/ˈæmpɑːs/US/ˈɪmpæs/
» We're at an impasse.
Ми в безвихідному становищі.
Ми в тупику.
У нас цугцванг.
Meaning
2 sensesA road with no exit.
(figuratively)A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
Patt, Hängepartie, Sackgasse
тупи́кtupík
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Examples
7 sentencesWe're at an impasse.
Ми в безвихідному становищі.
Has the war in Ukraine reached an impasse?
Here contemporary particle physics is pretty much at an impasse.
We had our priorities, they had their preferences, and we came to an impasse.
Humanitarian organizations fear the ongoing impasse and the hostile rhetoric could heighten local xenophobia.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
deadlock or stalemate situation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deadlock or stalemate situation:
Origin
Borrowed from French impasse.Borrowed from French impasse.
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Forms
plural: impassesSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible:deadlockdead endstalematestandstill
- a street with only one way in or out:blind alleycul de sacdead-end street