standoff
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a…A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
» It was a standoff.
Это был тупик.
Это была ничья.
Це була тупикова ситуація.
Meaning
2 sensesA device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
Halter, Abstandhalter
распо́ркаraspórka, проста́вкаprostávka
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.
A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.
Pattsituation, festgefahrene Lage
противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Examples
2 sentencesIt was a standoff.
Це була тупикова ситуація.
ruЭто был тупик.
The political landscape of the region turned into a Mexican standoff.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Deverbal from stand off.Deverbal from stand off.
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