impasse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
[1851] Borrowing from French impasse, from in- + passer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæmpɑːs/[1][2], /æmˈpɑːs/[2], /ˈɪmpɑːs/[2], /ɪmˈpɑːs/[2]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪmpæs/[3], /ɪmˈpæs/[3]
Noun[edit]
impasse (plural impasses)
- a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac
- a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
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1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XIV:
- “It seems to me the thing's an impasse. French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”
- 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
- "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse. If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."
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Translations[edit]
road with no exit — see dead end
deadlock or stalemate situation
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References[edit]
- ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Concise Oxford Enɡlish Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “impasse” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading[edit]
- impasse at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
impasse f (plural impasses)
- stalemate, impasse (situation in which no progress can be made; not used in the chess sense of stalemate)
- dead-end; cul-de-sac (street)
Further reading[edit]
- “impasse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
impasse f (invariable)
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
impasse m (plural impasses)
- impasse (a situation in which no progress can be made)
Spanish[edit]
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Noun[edit]
impasse m (plural impasses)
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